[meteorite-list] In memoriam Walter Zeitschel

[al mitt]

Hi Martin and all,

In the early days, when there were very few dealers selling items, I 
contacted Walter and asked to be put on his mailing list. Even though I 
never bought very much from him, he was always kind to send a catalog to me 
so I could enjoy all of his offerings. I always got a kick out of having to 
convert dollars so I would know just how much something would cost me in his 
catalog. He was a true collector and the meteorite world has lost another 
great person!

--AL Mitterling


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthias Bärmann" <majbaermann at web.de>
To: "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>; 
<Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] In memoriam Walter Zeitschel


> Sad news, Martin.
>
> Unfortunately I'm not long enough a meteorite-aficionado, so my chance to 
> know Walter Zeitschel personally wasn't really good. In any case, once 
> I've been in contact with him via email and felt his intense engagement 
> for the matter of the heavenly bodies immediately.
>
> May he rest in peace. My compassion is with his family and friends.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Matthias Baermann
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>
> To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:10 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] In memoriam Walter Zeitschel
>
>
>> Last night Walter Zeitschel has left us.
>>
>> http://kuerzer.de/WalterZeitschel
>>
>> Walter was one of the most outstanding meteorite personalities of our 
>> times
>> and one of, if not the greatest collector of the 20th century.
>>
>> Walter's meteorite specimens were for so many for us the doorstep to our
>> lifelong fascination for those irons and rocks from space.
>> Countless collectors he led to our hobby, long ago before meteorite
>> collecting was as popular as today; till today.
>>
>> Our thoughts now are with his wife Nikki and his family.
>>
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