[meteorite-list] Richard Norton

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 15:48:40 -0400
Message-ID: <3ACA3888-1F25-409B-924D-48669001DE9E_at_dof3.com>

Oh my....

Richard has left an extraordinarily rich legacy to each of us---and to
future generations of meteorite collectors.

Apart from the foregoing, I will forever remember Richard's
irrepressible sense of wonder and inherent goodness.

With heartfelt condolences to Dorothy and the Norton family. Wishing
you peaceful, gentle winds in these most difficult of times.


With much sadness....

Darryl





On May 27, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Impactika at aol.com wrote:

> 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/
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
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Received on Wed 27 May 2009 03:48:40 PM PDT