[meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson

From: michael cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:51:35 -0700
Message-ID: <635E6A9E-1EF6-458D-BCD2-86C7E66A924D_at_gilanet.com>

I have heard of them (at least Shepard), I would love to learn more
about both and if you want to share some stories or knowledge about
them, that would be great.

Michael Cottingham
On Jul 17, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Carleton Moore wrote:

> All these comments are very interesting. What about C U shepard and
> Hugh Howard? Anyone heard of them??
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> Robert Woolard
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson
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> Michael and List,
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> Michael, you wrote in part, :
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> " Some of you know him, some of you have heard of him and
> many of the newer members of this list should know about
> him."
>
> "Ivan Skip Wilson is one of the most successful meteorite
> hunters in the world."
>
> " He is a kind man and he shared his wealth of information with me. A
> remarkable human being who is always sharing stories,
> generous with his meteorite knowledge and gifted at finding
> lots of meteorites."
>
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> I just want to add that I couldn't agree more! I first read of
> Skip in a small newsletter I used to get called "METEOR NEWS".
> Obviously, it dealt mostly with meteors, but occasionally had
> meteorite and tektite related articles. The April 1990 issue
> (Number 89) was almost entirely devoted to an article entitled " An
> Interview With Skip Wilson ". I was absolutely enthralled at reading
> his adventures. And two particular sentences were etched into my
> memory:
>
> "I have hunted mostly alone but have hunted some with local
> people and am always interested in hunting with anyone who is
> interested. If any of the readers ever get in this area, look me up
> and I will go hunting."
>
> I never forgot about his standing invitation, and a little over 8
> years later, I was lucky enough to meet with him as a part of one of
> the best hunting trips I've ever been on for sure! ;-) He was
> every bit as kind and helpful as you wrote. Although it didn't work
> out for us to actually HUNT together then, I consider myself very
> lucky in having the chance to visit and spend some very enjoyable
> time with Skip.
>
> Sincerely,
> Robert Woolard
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