[meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson

[michael cottingham]

I have heard of them (at least Shepard), I would love to learn more  
about both and if you want to share some stories or knowledge about  
them, that would be great.

Michael Cottingham
On Jul 17, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Carleton Moore wrote:


> All these comments are very interesting. What about C U shepard and  

> Hugh Howard? Anyone heard of them??

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> Robert Woolard

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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson

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> Michael and List,

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>  Michael, you wrote in part, :

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> " Some of you know him, some of you have heard of him and

> many of the newer members of this list should know about

> him."

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> "Ivan Skip Wilson is one of the most successful meteorite

> hunters in the world."

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> " He is a kind man and he shared his wealth of information with me. A

> remarkable human being who is always sharing stories,

> generous with his meteorite knowledge and gifted at finding

> lots of meteorites."

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>    I just want to add that I couldn't agree more! I first read of  

> Skip in a small newsletter I used to get called "METEOR NEWS".   

> Obviously, it dealt mostly with meteors, but occasionally had  

> meteorite and tektite related articles.  The April 1990 issue  

> (Number 89) was almost entirely devoted to an article entitled " An  

> Interview With Skip Wilson ". I was absolutely enthralled at reading  

> his adventures. And two particular sentences were etched into my  

> memory:

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>    "I have hunted mostly alone but have hunted some with local  

> people and am always interested in hunting with anyone who is  

> interested.  If any of the readers ever get in this area, look me up  

> and I will go hunting."

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>  I never forgot about his standing invitation, and a little over 8  

> years later, I was lucky enough to meet with him as a part of one of  

> the best hunting trips I've ever been on for sure!  ;-)  He was  

> every bit as kind and helpful as you wrote. Although it didn't work  

> out for us to actually HUNT together then, I consider myself very  

> lucky in having the chance to visit and spend some very enjoyable  

> time with Skip.

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>  Sincerely,

>  Robert Woolard

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