During his early school years Nori was actively involved with the Boy Scouts and achieved Eagle Scout while a member of University Park Scout Troop 214. Nori graduated from McKinley High School in Washington, DC in 1952.
Nori often talked of three places where, when not in school, he worked during the 1950's. These work experiences shaped his life and the man he would become. At the Surveying Department of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission he developed a real respect for how hard people work to take care of their families, learned surveying skills and developed a love of maps. At Camp Deerwood in Holderness, NH where Nori worked as a Camp Counselor, he was able to put his energies to use supervising adventures for the campers where he was able to teach them to be responsible, helped them gain confidence in themselves and he continued to hone his leadership skills. At Prince George's County Hospital Nori accepted whatever task he was asked to do and received early insight on real life and real death.
