[meteorite-list] Richard Norton, one of Meteoritics Best Friends

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I am shocked and saddened on hearing the news of  Richard Norton's passing. 

We, in our small community, were so blessed to  have Richard as one of our 
standard bearers during the last couple of  decades.  His contribution 
cannot be measured.  

A memory that  pops into my mind just now is of a meeting with Richard and 
Dorothy over lunch  in Tucson, one year. Richard wanted to see what I had in 
the way of thin  sections when I pulled out 6 Kapoeta thin sections I had 
from the King  Collection.  

He was beside himself as he was on a budget and yet he  wanted to buy more 
than just one of them.  He held one of them up and  referring to specimen 
being a Howardite, and said almost in amazement "This one  slide holds a 
complete rock collection on it!" 

As I recall, he settled  on buying 3 of the them.  Normally I leave after 
making a sale to someone  glad that I made some money.  But I left that day 
with the pride swelling  in my heart that I could bring something special to 
Richard, with all his  experience and expertise, that he genuinely 
appreciated.  

His smile  beaming out from under his eye loop, while examinating a new 
meteorite someone  just handed to him (whether at Jim and Twink's party, or in 
the corner at one of  Blood's Auctions, or at one of the many dealer's rooms 
in Tucson) will be the  image I will forever hold in my mind of him.

His passion for meteorites  will forever be with us in his writings.  His 
passion for meteorite  fanatics will forever be with us in our memories. 

To Dorothy, I offer  you my sincere condolences and my genuine thanks to 
you for sharing Richard with  all of us.

Steve Arnold  

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