CPO Norman Toia, 51, U.S. Navy, born in Virginia January 29, 1971, passed away
from cancer on July 30, 2022. Toia served as an Information Systems Technician
and was stationed aboard the USS Leahy (CG-16) and USS Callaghan (DDG-994).
Throughout his career, he deployed overseas multiple times, most recently to the
Middle East for Operation Inherent Resolve. Toia is remembered for his sense of
humor, generosity, and faith. He believed that every moment counts and genuinely
lived that philosophy. Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate! Til Valhalla,
Brother!