Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I purchased my second lens from Don. A 28aa. I think he was living on some island in the Washington area at the time. Nice fellow. Leo Wesson leowesson.com > On Jun 15, 2015, at 19:52, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > > I took a minute to look back at my records. > I am a bit masochistic, I have every invoice for every Leica purchase > stored in a folder. To look over & lament, I suppose. > Over the years, I visited Don several times. > He was only a couple of hours south of me. > I bought 3 bodies (M3, M4-P & M6), and 6 lenses (several versions of 35 & > 50 'crons & a 90 TE), and an uncountable number of body & lens caps. > > He was great to deal with, and always gave me a very good trade in & > price, along with a new story about Leica every time I visited. > > He & Jim Kuehl were the last of their kind... > > Jay > >> On 6/15/2015 8:26 AM, Robert Baron wrote: >> I saw this on Facebook, posted by LHSA, and I know some of you will >> remember him and may not have seen this: >> >> "Leica Specialist and Dealer Don Chatterton passed >> away on Saturday. He was one of the main Leica camera dealers in the U.S. >> from 1970-2000. 1933-2015- died at 81 in Seattle, Wa. >> ROTC- went to Korea about 1952. Finished in the army in 1964 (1st leut.) >> Sold Leica cameras from 1965 to around 2003." > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information