Former Orange County Commissioner Norm Gustaveson has died.

Family members say Gustaveson died on Friday at Carol Woods Retirement Community.

Gustaveson served as the secretary of the Campus Y at UNC from 1964 through 1976 and was the faculty advisor to the UNC chapter of Students for a Democratic Society during the Speaker Ban controversy.

For his contributions to the university, Gustaveson was nominated as a member of the honorary society, Order of the Golden Fleece.

Gustaveson was on the Orange County Board of Commissioners from 1974-1982.

Gustaveson was a charter board member of the Triangle Land Conservancy in addition to being a part of the Eno River Association.

Norm is survived by his wife, Nancy, sons Eric and Mark and daughter Amy along with seven grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be held at two o’clock the afternoon of Sunday, February 28, at the Carol Wood’s Assembly Hall with a reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations many be made to the Eno River Association or the Triangle Land Conservancy.

Gustaveson was 85.

Read the full obituary.

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