[meteorite-list] Richard Norton

From: Timothy Heitz <midwest_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 19:08:27 -0500
Message-ID: <421F88690D08461A9118AAC11A5B3FFB_at_den>

Hello Dorothy,

It is a shock

Richard was one of the most respected people in the meteorite community.

I will treasure the signed copy of "Rocks from Space" that I read 3 times
and
The Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites that is a master piece.

We will miss him and his work, I will never forget him.


With Warm Respects,
Tim Heitz














>> 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/
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