[meteorite-list] OT: Tucson shooting

From: Galactic Stone and Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 19:38:22 -0500
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Hi List,

I am relieved that none of our meteorite friends in Tucson were caught
up in this tragedy.

My sincerest and heartfelt condolences to everyone who was touched by
this act of hate and insanity.

Best regards and stay positive,

MikeG

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On 1/8/11, lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu> wrote:
> Hello from a sad Tucson:
>
> At the moment, we know nothing more than those of you who have already
> emailed. Nancy and I live only a few miles from the shooting site and we
> seem to have been on our way to shop (not there) at the time of the
> shooting. One of our neighbors just sent out an email saying that she was
> in the grocery store at the time of the shooting, but, again, no
> additional information.
>
> The store is a place we occasionally shop and a lot of our friends and
> neighbors shop there. Of the meteorite people I know who live in the area
> (Geoff Notkin and Twink Monrad), it is probably not a place that they
> would normally go.
>
> I have met Gabby on a number of occasions and I know some of her staff
> (one of her staff was killed in the shooting). A friend of the CPA at the
> Planetary Science Institute (where I work part time) says that she knows
> the shooter well and that he has a history of conduct issues at Pima
> Community College where she works. Tucson is a big town yet small in many
> ways.
>
> If I hear anything else, I will let the list know, but right now, everyone
> seems to be getting about the same information.
>
> Larry Lebofsky
>
>
>
>> Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families during this time.
>> Ke Akua pu.
>>
>> Sent from Gary's iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 8, 2011, at 12:41 PM, Rob Matson <mojave_meteorites at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I do hope our many List members from the Tucson area are
>>> all safe and uninjured following the massacre outside a
>>> Tucson grocery store today. 6 people were killed (including
>>> a 9-year-old girl), and at least another 12 injured, including
>>> U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords who was shot in the
>>> head and is in critical condition... :-( --Rob
>>>
>>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/08/arizona.shooting/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=
>>> BN1
>>>
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