[meteorite-list] Ron Hartman
From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:27:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <8CE3EC78C2A362B-1E70-144F0_at_web-mmc-d05.sysops.aol.com> Dear List, in the spirit of Ron, Such a kind person always willing to help in a mentoring sense ... Ron, a meteorite hunting pioneer. This is a terribly empty feeling to know that Ron will not be there, but rather exploring the dimension that comes after our fleeting individual existence on the Earth with equal footing along with the Greeks and Pharohs he was also interested in. Ron will be missed and I wish the kindest support for his family. Fulfilling, Safe travels Doug -----Original Message----- From: Impactika <Impactika at aol.com> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Sun, Sep 11, 2011 1:11 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Ron Hartman Hello Everybody Tonight I have the very sad mission to inform you all that Ron Hartman, one of the "inventors" of the IMCA has passed away. Please read the note that I received from his son Jim: Ronald N. Hartman passed away on August 30, 2011, after a brief illness. He was a Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Planetarium at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California for 38 years and was well-known in the community of meteorite collectors and hunters. His passion for meteorites was kindled when he studied astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles under the renowned meteoriticist Frederick C. Leonard, a founder of the Meteoritical Society. He worked at Griffith Observatory giving public lectures in the 1960s and began investigating California dry lakes for the presence of meteorites. He discovered the Lucerne Dry Lake strewn field in 1963 and returned to that site in 1999 to find more of the illusive little black rocks from space. Throughout his career he continued to hunt for meteorites, first at Meteor Crater, Arizona (when it was legal) and Odessa, Texas. He found, traded, bought, cut and sold meteorites as well as tektites and shatter cones and built up a large collection, part of which is displayed at the Mt. San Antonio College Planetarium and library. In 2005 he founded R. N. Hartman, Inc., a company that manufactures, assembles and distributes membrane suspension boxes worldwide. He held a B.A. in Astronomy and a B.A. in Cinematography from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.A. in Education from California State University at Los Angeles. Ron loved astronomy, he loved teaching and he loved sharing the wonders of the night sky with his students at star parties. He continued teaching even after he retired in 2005. He was fascinated by archeoastronomy and traveled to Egypt to study astronomical alignments in ancient monuments. He was active in the Pacific Planetarium Association and the International Planetarium Society. He served as an editor of the Planetarian Magazine from 1978 ? 1981. In 1984 he received the ISP Service Award, the ISP ?s most prestigious honor. Ron was the oldest son of Albert and Evelyn Hartman. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 23, 1935, and moved to California at the age of 10. In 1965 he married Petrea Nelson of Reno, Nevada. He is survived by his wife and two sons, James and Rick Hartman, his brother Chris Hartman, a nephew Christopher Hartman and niece Laurel Meable. If you would like to know more about Ron, please go read the Field Report he wrote for us several years ago: _http://imca.cc/old_site/metinfo/metadventures/LDL.html_ (http://imca.cc/old_site/metinfo/metadventures/LDL.html) And I am sure we will talk a lot more about Ron in the coming weeks. Goodnight. Anne M. Black http://www.impactika.com/ IMPACTIKA at aol.com President, I.M.C.A. Inc. http://www.imca.cc/ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sun 11 Sep 2011 02:27:07 PM PDT |
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