Very sad news indeed. My first book on meteorites was one he wrote and I must say it peaked my interest even more then it already was. Its nice to think that many people for many years to come will still be able to learn from him by the great books he wrote.
Greg C. --- On Wed, 5/27/09, impact...@aol.com <impact...@aol.com> wrote: > From: impact...@aol.com <impact...@aol.com> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, carionminer...@wanadoo.fr > Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 2:56 PM > Hello List-Members, > > Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy > Norton. > > Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long > illness. > > I had known fot quite some time that Richard was in poor > health, still the > news of his death came as a shock. Last time I called > Dorothy, I heard piano > playing in the background, Chopin and very good, I thought > it was a CD > playing or the radio, but Dorothy told me it was Richard, > and we stopped a > moment to listen, it was beautiful, I had no idea Richard > was such a virtuoso. > I had met Richard and Dorothy several years ago in Tucson, > Thanks to Twink. > I was very much a new comer then , and I found Richard to > be bright, > friendly, funny and so approchable. I still remember > showing him a slice of > Tafassasset, he looked at it with his loupe for quite a > while, then told me that > this meteorite left him speechless. Dorothy laughed, > apparently Richard was > rarely speechless. > > And now there is that great big hole in the middle of the > Meteorite > Community. > > Please read the obituary written by Dorothy and Joel > Schiff: > http://www.impactika.com/rnorton.doc > > I do know that Dorothy reads the List, so feel free to send > her a message > this way. Or, if you prefer, I'll be glad to relay your > private message to > her. > Thank you. > > Anne M. Black > http://www.impactika.com/ > impact...@aol.com > Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. > http://www.imca.cc/ > **************Dinner Made Easy Newsletter - Simple Meal > Ideas for Your > Family. Sign Up Now! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221991367x1201443283/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215225819%3B37274678%3Bs% > 3Fhttp:%2F%2Frecipes.dinnermadeeasy.com%2F%3FESRC%3D622) > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
