Nora King, a native of Uniontown, Pa., lived in the Washington, D.C. area for 39 years. She was married to husband Warren for 35 years. They had a daughter, Nora, a son-in-law, Trevell, and two granddaughters, Shaniquewa Danielle and Avionna Sharelle, both of whom participate in a youth league at Parkland Bowl.
Nora was elected to the Washington, D.C. Area Women’s Bowling Association board as a director in 1980 and was third vice president at the time of her death. Nora served on all association committees, attended numerous in-house, local, state, and national workshops, and also served as a delegate to both state and national conventions. She wrote the "Suzy Sez" association column in BOWL Magazine for eight years and helped establish an association newsletter. She was a member of the National Women Bowling Writers Association.
Nora attended all WDCAWBA annual and semiannual meetings and worked many hours helping the association prepare for meetings and workshops anytime extra hands were needed.
She received the WDCAWBA President’s Award in 1995 for promotion of the game of tenpins and her dedication in writing the association’s column. She also received Director of the Month and Officer of the Month awards.
Nora organized several leagues, two of which still bowl today. She served in various league officer positions and worked on all league committees. She encouraged bowlers to participate in local and state tournaments and stressed the importance of taking an active interest in association and league matters by attending meetings and voicing opinions and concerns.
She was a member of the Greater Washington Bowling Senate for over 20 years and served as publicity chairman for six years. She also served on the VIR-MAR DISTRICT Junior Bowling Association board for six years, was a youth coach, and was certified as a coach/instructor.
Nora bowled for 39 years, starting with an office tenpin league at Pentagon City and then, after that center closed, at Fair Lanes Springfield. She most recently served as treasurer of both the Thursday Night Trios league at Andrews Air Force Base and the Washington, D.C. Area 600 Club.
Her bowling accomplishments included the 1971 Fair Lanes Summer Tour Doubles and Inter-City Championships, the 1987 Virginia State A Division Team Handicap Championship, the 1994 and 1995 600 Club Doubles Championships, and a bronze and silver medal in the 1996 Senior Olympics. Her highest game was 279, and she had a high series of 689.