[meteorite-list] Richard Norton

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 12:49:54 -0700
Message-ID: <4A1D9962.90609_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Hi all on this sad day...

This is a terrible loss for the Norton family and a loss for the
meteorite world. I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting Richard Norton but
surely he is on my list of greats in this science. Richard has truly
touched many lives in the meteorite world, mine included, and added
inspiration and excitement to the community and has instilled an
enormous sense of curiosity and knowledge about our precious rocks from
space. I for one am greatly saddened to hear this news. My condolences
go out to the Norton family. He will truly be missed.

Sincerely,
Eric Wichman








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 03:49:54 PM PDT