[meteorite-list] Meteorite magazine: Celebrating O. Richard Norton's life

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

Hi Larry, Nancy and List,

I agree, great idea here.  I can't wait to see the tribute issue. :)

Best regards,

MikeG




On 5/31/09, Ruben Garcia <meteoritemall at yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> Outstanding!   Thank you Larry and Nancy Lebofsky!

>

>  Ruben Garcia

> Phoenix, Arizona

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> ----- Original Message ----

> From: "lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu" <lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu>

> To: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu

> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:44:57 PM

> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite magazine: Celebrating O. Richard

> Norton's life

>

> Dear Friends:

>

> As most of you are aware, O. Richard Norton was a supporter of and

> involved with "Meteorite" magazine from the very beginning, He wrote his

> first article, “Meteorites—Chips off the Old Asteroid Block,” in the first

> issue of "Meteorite!" in 1995. He also wrote “Centerpiece” for ten years.

> We will all miss him.

>

> Because of this, we would like to celebrate the life Richard Norton by

> dedicating the November issue of "Meteorite" magazine to him. Many of you

> have written to the Meteorite and IMCA lists expressing your feelings and,

> in some cases, giving your personal experiences with Richard or with one

> of the many books he has written.

>

> We would like to include a series of anecdotes about your personal

> experiences with Richard (or one of his many books) that can be published

> in the November issue. As much as possible, we would like to do this as a

> historical sequence with pictures, to show who he has influenced in the

> meteorite community, in what way, and when. How far back does his

> influence go? Ron Hartman and Richard were at UCLA together and Nancy took

> an astronomy class and a photography class from him in 1974 and 1975 when

> he was the Director of the Grace H. Flandrau Planetarium here in Tucson.

>

> Please try to limit your text to one or two images and about a hundred

> words!

>

> Please send your emails directly to us at:

>

> lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu and copy to llebofsky at gmail.com

>

> Thanks to all of you in advance.

>

> Larry and Nancy Lebofsky

>

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