Char,
Oh how you make me smile when I think of you:
Boarding school dorm room nights dancing on the bed
RBYC and Dinghy Club summer evenings
Animal loving, dog walking
Your contagious smile
Your spontaneous need to go on an adventure
Your flip-flops
Your exuberant and lovable nature – someone who could relate, love, and be loved by the 2year old to the 92-year-old.
I smile and love all my memories with you, thank you for being such a kind and beautiful whirlwind part of my life.

My dear Charlotte. I think about you so often. I was talking to my husband the other day about you during a trail hike, when a tree branch fell from the considerably high pine tree at the exact moment, hitting me softly on the arm. The timing couldn’t have been more impeccable, and I choose to believe that was you letting me know that you were there with me . You were such a spark in my life, and I will always remember you with love in my heart.❤️ I know you are watching over me on my sober journey and I love you.

Thank you, Anne. Hard to believe it has been ten years, and never a day goes by without us thinking or talking about her. She’s still so much part of our lives
Our love to you, and particularly to Ashley who was such a good friend to Char. Xx

Ashley talks of you often and misses you. Hope you are watching over everyone from heaven and being an angel to help all these troubled young people here. They sure do need your presence ! I’m sure your family misses you so
Much and that beautiful smile.

Happy Birthday In Heaven my lady bug. ❤️

❤️

Charlotte, my dear sweet friend. You were always a light in my life . I will never forget your joy and enthusiasm for life. Love you and miss you all the time❤️❤️

You always mattered to me. You always will. Missing you not just today but everyday. ❤️

Happy Birthday Char,

Love and miss you my dear friend.

Xoxo

Dearest, darling, Char,

Always in our thoughts. Happy Birthday and kisses in Heaven.
Love you for ever,
Mommaxx

Happy Birthday Char,

I love and miss you dear friend.

xoxo

You are missed Char, your zany humor and limitless energy. Your story changed me and I try to carry the true message as best I can in your honor. Peace and love and prayers for your family xx

Dear Charlotte, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
It's a beautiful, sunny morning in Bermuda. Matilda, the new puppy, is looking for you in your room. She's adorable! You would love her! I will take her for a walk, sit on your bench and look out over Church Bay today. She likes that.
We miss you. Wish you could be here! Love, Dad.

Thinking of Charlotte today and her family. Charlotte always spread kindness and joy. ❤️

Darling Charlotte,
Never a day goes by without us remembering you. We will always cherish the wonderful gift that was you. Xxxx
Momma and dadda

Tears still fall for you. I love you friend!

Thinking of Charlotte and her family today. What a lovely note from the family enjoying the beauty of Southshore from Charlotte's bench. Love to all.

Thinking of you and your family today Charlotte xx

Did not know of Charlotte until today. August 5th 2019. My wife and I are visiting Bermuda on our 15 year anniversary. We went for an evening stroll and sat at her bench...there lay a note from her family on her birthday.

My wife and I payed our respect and then slowly took in the enormous gratitude we have for our families, friends and loved ones. May her family find peace knowing their daughter is still providing others with peace.... And perspective.

I miss you .........

Hey Baby we miss you terribly and hope all is well say Hi to your Grandma and Grandpa, you are all wonderful people.
Big Love
Hubert and Elizabeth

Darling Charlotte,
How can it be five years? It feels like yesterday as your love and exuberance are still with us. We love you so much, dearest Charlotte.
Mom and Dad

Charlotte, thinking of your bright smile today! Also thinking of your mom and dad and sis......((hugs))

What a sweetheart sorry she is not with us.
Love
Uncle Hubert

Charlotte, you will always and forever be missed. I loved your personality, spirit, and smile. It was a pleasure meeting you in my journey of recovery. I enjoyed your stories, laughter, and encouragement. I will always remember you. You have been a really great friend and family member. You're a guardian angel looking down on all of us each and everyday. I will never forget you. May you forever be remembered for all you have done. You're always in my heart.Love ya always xx

You are missed. Thoughts are with your family at this time.

I miss you! It's that simple. Xoxox Kenisha

Dear Charlotte,
Wherever you are please know I think of you often, the impact you have had makes me better and stronger with our people and you know what I mean :) please continue to help me help others. with love, Rebecca

Dearest Charlotte,

We miss you more and more as time goes by. Always in our hearts, darling.
Mom and Dad xxxoo

Sending love and hugs....thinking about Charlotte today.....smiling for the memory of her exuberance and happy spirit.

Happy Birthday My Dear Friend

I miss you so much as I sit and daze, thinking about your warm heart and bright smile. I'll love you forever more my dear friend. Never to be forgotten. Never will your memory end.

Thinking of Charlotte today. I am at the Cambridge Public Library, where Charlotte and I occasionally went together. One of those days, Charlotte was busy at work on a computer, creating a newsletter for a Boston veterinarian for whom she was volunteering. She must have spent half the day in the library, steadfastly working on that newsletter. I am thinking of all the animals whose lives Charlotte must have touched, as she cared so deeply for them. I'm thinking of Charlotte today and of her family.

This is a letter I wrote to CEW and which was read on my behalf, by my son, at her funeral. Many people spoke to me about the contents at that time and I submit it again...its the way I felt then and its the way I feel now...
Dear Charlotte

I wish more than anything in the world that I wasn’t writing this letter to you.

There are so many people here today – and so many more who aren’t but who are here in spirit. And we are all here because you touched each and every one of us.

How does one little angel touch so many people in so many ways ?

Each of us knew you in some unique and special way – you touched our souls with the smile on your face and your zest for life and no one I’ve ever known could lift our spirits like you did…

At a time like this we often think of words like love and beauty and friendship and kindness ….and I think of all of those words when I think of you….

But the word I think of most….now that I’ve had time to reflect on you and your life …is respect…

There was a time when you and I were very close…we shared a lot of secrets and you told me things I wish I’d never had to hear….but you were always pretty honest (well, almost always…you DO know what I mean) …you were always open and no one was ever more grateful than you.

I loved your little gifts and your notes and your graciousness for what we went through together during that period of your life…

I know that you knew how much your Mom and Dad and Ali supported you. In every way that a family can support …they left nothing on the field…no matter what….you were their angel with a slightly damaged wing…

They never let up and they loved you unconditionally for 34 blessed years…

Most of all I respect you because you fought a battle that is as tough as they come but your smile and your love for all of us never faded….not ever

Charlotte, many of us today are feeling guilt …..we all wonder if we could have done more, if we could have done something different

I’m sure that many of us – I know I feel this way – wish we had called you more often, stayed in touch, wrote you a note…came to wherever you were to see you.

I wish, I wish, I wish….

So what do we do now….

Charlotte, theres one thing I can tell you for sure and that is that you will never be forgotten

You will be remembered forever and I promise you that I will make sure that because you lived your life as an example to others – your love for us and your passion for life will never be forgotten

Charlotte, so many words of love have been spoken over the past few weeks….so many of us have wished you well and hope that you are in a better place

I don’t know what I believe or even sometimes what I think…but I have faith and a deep hope that you are with the angels in some sort of heaven…


You truly were a candle in the wind and whenever I see those treetops bending and hear the birds singing….I will believe that its you smiling down on all of us and singing words of love…..

Charlotte, I hope and pray that we will see each other again and that when we do – that smile of yours and that beautiful face will once again truly light up my life….

Goodbye my friend…I’ll see you soon








Dear Charlotte

I wish more than anything in the world that I wasn’t writing this letter to you.

There are so many people here today – and so many more who aren’t but who are here in spirit. And we are all here because you touched each and every one of us.

How does one little angel touch so many people in so many ways ?

Each of us knew you in some unique and special way – you touched our souls with the smile on your face and your zest for life and no one I’ve ever known could lift our spirits like you did…

At a time like this we often think of words like love and beauty and friendship and kindness ….and I think of all of those words when I think of you….

But the word I think of most….now that I’ve had time to reflect on you and your life …is respect…

There was a time when you and I were very close…we shared a lot of secrets and you told me things I wish I’d never had to hear….but you were always pretty honest (well, almost always…you DO know what I mean) …you were always open and no one was ever more grateful than you.

I loved your little gifts and your notes and your graciousness for what we went through together during that period of your life…

I know that you knew how much your Mom and Dad and Ali supported you. In every way that a family can support …they left nothing on the field…no matter what….you were their angel with a slightly damaged wing…

They never let up and they loved you unconditionally for 34 blessed years…

Most of all I respect you because you fought a battle that is as tough as they come but your smile and your love for all of us never faded….not ever

Charlotte, many of us today are feeling guilt …..we all wonder if we could have done more, if we could have done something different

I’m sure that many of us – I know I feel this way – wish we had called you more often, stayed in touch, wrote you a note…came to wherever you were to see you.

I wish, I wish, I wish….

So what do we do now….

Charlotte, theres one thing I can tell you for sure and that is that you will never be forgotten

You will be remembered forever and I promise you that I will make sure that because you lived your life as an example to others – your love for us and your passion for life will never be forgotten

Charlotte, so many words of love have been spoken over the past few weeks….so many of us have wished you well and hope that you are in a better place

I don’t know what I believe or even sometimes what I think…but I have faith and a deep hope that you are with the angels in some sort of heaven…


You truly were a candle in the wind and whenever I see those treetops bending and hear the birds singing….I will believe that its you smiling down on all of us and singing words of love…..

Charlotte, I hope and pray that we will see each other again and that when we do – that smile of yours and that beautiful face will once again truly light up my life….

Dear Charlotte

I wish more than anything in the world that I wasn’t writing this letter to you.

There are so many people here today – and so many more who aren’t but who are here in spirit. And we are all here because you touched each and every one of us.

How does one little angel touch so many people in so many ways ?

Each of us knew you in some unique and special way – you touched our souls with the smile on your face and your zest for life and no one I’ve ever known could lift our spirits like you did…

At a time like this we often think of words like love and beauty and friendship and kindness ….and I think of all of those words when I think of you….

But the word I think of most….now that I’ve had time to reflect on you and your life …is respect…

There was a time when you and I were very close…we shared a lot of secrets and you told me things I wish I’d never had to hear….but you were always pretty honest (well, almost always…you DO know what I mean) …you were always open and no one was ever more grateful than you.

I loved your little gifts and your notes and your graciousness for what we went through together during that period of your life…

I know that you knew how much your Mom and Dad and Ali supported you. In every way that a family can support …they left nothing on the field…no matter what….you were their angel with a slightly damaged wing…

They never let up and they loved you unconditionally for 34 blessed years…

Most of all I respect you because you fought a battle that is as tough as they come but your smile and your love for all of us never faded….not ever

Charlotte, many of us today are feeling guilt …..we all wonder if we could have done more, if we could have done something different

I’m sure that many of us – I know I feel this way – wish we had called you more often, stayed in touch, wrote you a note…came to wherever you were to see you.

I wish, I wish, I wish….

So what do we do now….

Charlotte, theres one thing I can tell you for sure and that is that you will never be forgotten

You will be remembered forever and I promise you that I will make sure that because you lived your life as an example to others – your love for us and your passion for life will never be forgotten

Charlotte, so many words of love have been spoken over the past few weeks….so many of us have wished you well and hope that you are in a better place

I don’t know what I believe or even sometimes what I think…but I have faith and a deep hope that you are with the angels in some sort of heaven…


You truly were a candle in the wind and whenever I see those treetops bending and hear the birds singing….I will believe that its you smiling down on all of us and singing words of love…..

Charlotte, I hope and pray that we will see each other again and that when we do – that smile of yours and that beautiful face will once again truly light up my life….

Thinking of Charlotte and her family today ((hugs))

Thinking of you today Char xx

Darling Charlotte,

Happy Birthday in Heaven! We love you from the bottom of our hearts for ever and ever. We will never forget you.

Love, Mom and Dad

I have to share this...It was the most stunning day at Grape Bay. I was walking on the beach and ran into a mutual friend of Char and mine. It was very serendipitous... I hadn't seen him since the funeral. We said hello and of course began to talk about Char. I said how much I missed her, and he was extremely up lifting. He spoke of how Char always looked on the bright side and her incredible unconditional love for everyone. He said how sad he was, but he had learned a great gift from Char. He had learned to love everyone unconditionally- and he was trying to continue that in her memory. Hearing him tell me this made me incredibly happy.  He gave me a huge Char-style hug and we parted ways. 
Char- everyone loves you and misses you more than I think you know...
Missing you terribly.
All my Love, Heather

I have come across this sad news quite by chance whist searching for my old friend,Pauline Watlington...we knew each other in London in the 60s and have sadly lost touch;but I knew about Charlotte and Alexandra when they were small girls.
I never met the girls but was very fond of you,Pauline and am so sorry that it is through this awful news have I found you...I wish it were happier for you.......Pauline,you knew me as Lindie..but I have used my first name,Rosemary,for 20 years now....still the same person.
With love and sympathy..I can't imagine what you must be going through.xx

Sail on with calm seas and gentle breezes, my darling daughter,
Sail on, hear the ocean’s song, my little ship of dreams!
How much we wanted to see you stay on
To love, to laugh and bring laughter to others as you have done!
To be well and help others to heal as you have.
To marry, have children, share your love, your joy, your passions, with them.
How happy you made us!

It was always such fun to spend time with Charlotte when we were growing up and whenever our paths crossed in recent years in Bermuda. Charlotte greeted everyone as a long-lost friend, and I always loved hearing her energetically recount a great story. My thoughts and love are with Charlotte's family and friends during this terribly sad time.

All mothers believe their daughters are special, but Charlotte was. She was just pure magic.  She adored all her family and her friends with a passion, and I only can hope that she saw how everyone has come together these past two weeks to show their love for her.I wish she hadn't left us, and I will miss her for the rest of my life.

I deeply sympathise with your troubles Char of feeling that you have many beloved acquaintances but few if any friends and of feeling trapped, stuck, and humiliated. That said, a phone call would have been nice Char, I always dropped what I was doing before to chat for hours when we weren't living the day away at clubs and resorts. Thoughtful of you to leave me at this banal party alone <3

Hey Charlotte,

You are going to be missed around here. What a wonderful person you were! Do not worry about your family, we will take care of them and give them lots of love and TLC for you. See you soon.

Hugs

Our prayers for strength and comfort are with family and friends at this difficult time. I had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte six years ago, and she was always outgoing with a good sense of humor. Charlotte always had a way of touching the lives of others because of her caring spirit. May God bless us all.
Love, Alecia with Michael and Brianna ❤️

Dear Mrs Watlington ,so sorry to hear of your loss ,I didn't know your daughter personally ,but as your former hairstylist I just wanted to send my big hugs and condolences
X

Dear Charlotte,

I will miss you terribly. I have know you since you were 4 years old. The four of us (Myself, Becky, Ali and you) would run around the neighbour's yard pretending we were horses. Then the neigbourhood went quiet when you left for China for two years. Love you forever!!!

Charlotte was such a brave and charismatic girl. I always remember her never being scared, which was something that I so admired. She was so full of energy and her laugh was contagious. Not only was she beautiful on the outside, but so very gorgeous on the inside. I was so blessed to be able to speak with her a few years ago. You will never be forgotten Char. We all love you.

We are so sorry. Gunner said he spoke to her this week and was looking forward to seeing her this weekend. He said she loved sailing so much and seemed so happy. Ashley is just crushed. I enjoyed that dinner we all had together at Brewster on parents weekend and remember what a sweet, wonderful girl she was. We are so sorry...Anne and Charles Ashley Kristofer and Gunner Knopf

Char was truly a beautiful person inside and out. Her passion and energy in life touched us all. I hope you have found peace. I love you very much and am grateful for our outlasting friendship for all of these years! You are in my heart and I will never forget you. xxx

Charlotte was a smart, funny and driven woman. She was a great story teller. Never left out any detail!! I loved her energy.
I will miss you Char Char! You are in a better place my friend.
You will never be forgotten!! ❤️❤️❤️