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Subject: Re: Hal Shelton]
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:49:44 -0800
From: Mary Douglass <[log in to unmask]>
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I look forward to seeing his painting - and also to using his ski map.

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Subject: Hal Shelton
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 08:44:47 -0700 (MST)
From: Thiry <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps-l <[log in to unmask]>

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I am sad to report the death of Hal Shelton.

This was in Sunday's paper:
Hal Shelton of Golden, Age 88, died November 2, 2004.  Survived by his
Wife, Mary; four sons, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Memorial Celebration to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be mad to Hal and Mary
Shelton Elementary School, 420 Crawford St., Golden, CO 80401 to
benefit
the Hal Shelton Memorial Arts Fund.


I am certain a longer article will appear in the paper soon, and I
will
forward that on to everyone.

Hal Shelton was one the premier cartographers of the 20th Century.  He
worked for USGS and was the head of cartoraphy at Jeppeson & Company.
He
believed in making realistic maps--he hated gradient tints (e.g. Death
Valley
in green because it was below sea level).  One of his more famous
works
is the Colorado Ski Map--a view of Colorado that shows all the
Colorado
Ski areas.

I got to know Hal and Mary in 1999.  I hosted a WAML meeting
here and
someone suggested that I should ask Hal to speak.  He quickly accepted.
  I
enjoyed my many visits with him.  He always had interesting stories
about
his work, and travels.  He was an incredible painter.  His artist
studio
was something to behold.  I was so taken with his work, I bought a
painting of his and it hangs proudly on my living room wall.

more to come,
--cjjt

--Christopher JJ Thiry
Map Librarian
Colorado School of Mines
1400 Illinois
PO Box 4029
Golden, CO 80401-0029

voice:  303-273-3697
fax:    303-273-3199

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