[meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........

[Dolores Hill]

I am sorry to hear about Jim Smaller's passing.  He was a kind, generous 
person who was genuinely interested in the meteorites he recovered.  He 
was one of those people with a lot to brag about... who didn't.

-Dolores Hill
UA - Lunar & Planetary Lab


Ruben Garcia wrote:

> Hi all,

> I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend,

> teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed

> away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never

> had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim

> was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker.  Instead

> he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way

> to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than

> anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it.

>

> With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never

> be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be.

>

> I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh.

> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm

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