Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fox Island. I visited there once or twice. When I would buy something, though, I had to have it shipped to my in-laws in California because he would not sell anything mail order in Washington so he did not have to deal with taxes, I suppose. Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "Leowesson" <leowesson at gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:34 AM To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Don Chatterton Dies > 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 > >