[Leica] Don Chatterton Dies

[Aram Langhans]

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

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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."
>>
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