I dreamed of Charlotte yesterday, it was a sweet dream: we were in a beautiful, opulent garden sharing knowledge .

Ah Rita, such a lovely dream. I think it is exactly as Charlotte would have wished to be remembered. Ever the teacher and mentor...

It has been a year since Charlotte’s death; It hardly seems possible. Life has gone on, as it must, ever changed by her absence. And yet because she did much to shape me, she is always with me. Miss you, Mom.

Charlotte, we miss you so much. We have our many happy memories.
Karen and Rob Schreiber

Charlotte was a vibrant member of the faith community at University Friends Meeting. We visited during the social hour and I will miss those times. I am sad that I never had a "geology chat" with her. I would have enjoyed it I'm sure.

I had the honor of having Charlotte as my college professor and friend at Queens College (1973-1976). I will miss her and will always love her.

I have fond memories of Charlotte when we were both at the Lamont Geological Observatory in the 1960s. During that period, her husband Ed mentored me as an experimentalist in the Mineral Physics lab there and Charlotte invited me and my young wife Barbara to fine dinners at their home.

Charlotte was amazing! I met her as a graduate student and she was part of my PhD Committee. I learnt a huge amount but not just about science but about life and how to deal with good and bad situations.
Charlotte's knowledge was immense and she communicated it with great ease as if it was a story so it was very easy to learn. I am so glad she was awarded the Sorby medal. It was a great and well-deserved recognition for her great science. She cared about others, especially about women and contributed to different funds to promote their cause. For this purpose she donated to the Schreiber fund at Queens College that allowed undergraduate students to attend meetings and to the GSA to help support women geoscientists.
I am so glad i stop to visit here in 2016 at the University of Washington and stayed at her place for over one week. She was as always great and we had a real nice time.
I often think about calling her to see how she is doing and I realize she is not there, but she will be forever present within all of us and never will be forgotten.

I met this remarkable woman in quite an unremarkable way - Charlotte first reviewed a manuscript for me in the late 1990's, when I was a brand new assistant professor; she called me to offer some informal, friendly advice. After that, she was part of my network of informal mentors. Charlotte accepted my invitation to spend a few days as a visiting lecturer in Michigan, where she was immediately a favorite of our undergrad geology majors. They loved how candidly she spoke to them. I was her guest for a few days at UW in Seattle. Some favorite memories were looking at evaporites together at the microscope, buying cherries at a roadside farm stand on a field trip in eastern WA, and seeing her at GSA meetings. Charlotte was a cheerleader for my grad students and, in recent years, would set up a chair next to their evaporite research posters and handle the overflow crowd. She was the original "salty sister" and I will miss her greatly.

Thanks Jody for the wonderful tribute. I got to know Charlotte when I was a graduate student at Lamont. I wasn't particularly interested in evaporites at the time, but she didn't seem to mind. She had dreadful stories about not being allowed to complete an undergraduate course because it required going into a mine and she wasn't allowed in the mine. Or doing field work and not drinking water so she wouldn't have to pee.
When I started my own academic position as the "first" woman in a department, I understood so much more what Charlotte had been up against for all of those years and nominated her for the In 1994, Outstanding Educator Award of the Association for Women Geoscientists. She was thrilled and it seemed to wake up her department to some of her value. Although I doubt they ever appreciated her. I always did.

I was very sorry to hear of Charlotte's passing. She was a shining beacon of hospitality at University Friends Meeting. She was the early morning person to prepare the coffee/tea cart for the fellowship time that always followed the rise of meeting. As time passed, she knew she needed to handover this important task and would announce that other volunteers were needed. I had it in my heart to help but unfortunately my body did not cooperate so I was not a reliable person to step in but gradually over time, a team of people did step in. I think Charlotte was pleased to ensure that one of her last efforts to transfer knowledge with an honorable purpose was accomplished.
May Charlotte's wisdom and fortitude inspire us all.

Tribute From Philip Flax

I first met Charlotte in 1981 when I moved to Jackson Heights, NY and transferred from Rutgers to Queens College, CUNY. I didn’t know anyone or much about the school but needed to complete a Master’s degree in geology, any Master’s degree. I was in a very difficult period in my life while at the same time needing to help support my wife and daughter with another to be on the way soon. I took a Sedimentology and Stratigraphy course with Charlotte and became enamored.

In early 1982 when she asked me if I wanted to work with her, I couldn’t believe my good fortune! I worked as a TA and RA and in early 1983, Charlotte suggested that I write a thesis proposal for ARCO Exploration Co. in Denver because they were getting interested in a Devonian formation in the Williston Basin. I read everything that I could find on the Duperow Formation and handed the one page proposal to Charlotte. She barely glanced at it and wrote out one more line for me to add to it. It said “Of course, I come along as an unpaid consultant on this project”. I’m no fool; I know what got me into ARCO!

She came out to Denver to check up on me and to speak on several topics ( invariably Carbonate/Evaporite sedimentology) and she was a Rock Star, a veritable Rock Star! The entire place was packed and they hung on every word she said. After six months I went back to NY with my truckload of thesis material. There were five guys (her guys) working in this little office at Queens College. I can still hear her making those little click/chuckling sounds when she had figured something out or something had revealed itself to her. Those were heady days for a young geologist! Going up to her lab at Lamont so she could see my core sections and make sure I wasn’t too off track. Strolling through the campus to talk to Alvarez and his son and then dinner at Charlotte’s of rabbit and God knows what else while listening to her swap stories over a good red wine with Walter Pittman! I successfully defended my thesis and one of the proudest moments in my life occurred when Charlotte came out of the room and gave me a kiss.

I apologize for writing so much but as I think of her, so much comes to mind. I can count on one hand the people in my life who helped me when there was no obvious advantage for them, and still have fingers left over. Charlotte is one of those people. She took me on at a very critical time in my life and instilled in me a deeply passionate love of geology, and a much greater understanding than I could ever have had without her. But more than anything else she taught me to be a critical thinker, an attribute that served me well in almost 30 years of Federal Service. There were few ways that I could pay her back for all she did but, while we still had direct hiring authority in the Federal government, whenever she had someone who needed a job, she would send them to me and I would take care of it. I didn’t know them at all, but I knew Charlotte, and I trusted her without question!

I am very glad that I had the opportunity to talk with her and to thank her for everything she had done for me about ten years ago. In essence this wonderful woman made it possible for me to have a full and rewarding professional life and the resultant joyous personal life that my family and I have enjoyed. I think of her now, in heaven, warm in God’s tender embrace. And I’m sure she is! But while there, in soft measured tones, she is describing to him the sedimentation patterns that resulted from his causing the Red Sea to collapse upon the Egyptian hosts! I’ll be forever grateful that God put me in her way.

I become a student of Charlotte in the late 1980: she was already a legend for anyone that had studied the Italian “Vena del Gesso”, but I had no time to feel timid when Walter Pitman sent me to her “just for a talk”. Charlotte handed in a large envelope containing all the papers to apply to Queens College. So I started one of the most exciting periods of my life.

As a professor, Charlotte piloted me through my curriculum, as a woman through all my fears of “not to be able…”, “not to be good enough…”.
It would be easy to say what a great friend she became for me… she was much more. Charlotte was a teacher.

She taught me few things that would become cardinal in my life:
• Always thank people, because it costs nothing and makes people feel good,
• Cast your bread on the water, eventually you will recover it. (Ecclesiastes, 11, 1),
• One night I had to admit that I could not make good béchamel sauce, Charlotte said: “What do you mean you are not able to make a béchamel sauce! Now you learn! She provided flour, butter and milk and showed me how to make it. She was very careful explaining all the passage, all the amounts, taking her time… Then she handed me all the stuff and made me make béchamel until it turned out perfect. …Probably it was two in the morning…

I want to extend my sympathies.



I spoke to a small gathering at the old Meetinghouse site, where she had attended many gatherings of Celo Friends, the following Sunday, of her passing and her contributions to the Meeting. These included bringing about a new ‘Margithaus’ housing a caretaker and space for Sunday lunches, meetings, ‘First Day School’ and a weekday preschool for the local children; and being one of the driving forces that resulted in a new Meetinghouse.



I worked with her on these and other projects such as Habitat for Humanity, and the Arthur Morgan School board. She helped me in many other ways, not least entertaining me on a regular basis at her place on Chestnut Mountain, with her good cooking, and often other guests that included Christie and Eric, Bob McGahey, and her neighbors, Walter and Ann Savage. I was also honored to be included at Susie and Pete’s wedding; and got to know Jackie and helped entertain her children when they visited (Ryan remembered me, some years later, when he was a Camp Celo counselor).



I spoke on the phone at some length with Christie, who caught me up on news, but I wanted to let other family members know how much Charlotte meant to me and others here in Celo.



At this time of change, my thoughts go out to you.

Colin Sugioka

I met Charlotte when I moved to Seattle in September 2016 and started working in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington. Though retired for more than a decade, Charlotte was coming to the campus on a daily basis and was still deeply involved in the department. I will remember Charlotte as a delightful person, a Renaissance woman interested by everything, still curious and ready for a new trip in her eighties. Her door was always open, and she was one of the pillars of our Friday's gathering around a glass of wine, with Jody Bourgeois and Darrel Cowan. She leaves a legacy of top-notch science at UW, and her stories and support will be missed by all.

Aunt Charlotte was my husband's favorite aunt and we both loved her immensely . Aunt Charlotte was unique--funny, super intelligent, compassionate, a helpful friend to others, a great cook, and a lover of animals.

She adopted a young cat from Fiji. That is another story!

She was a trailblazer earning her PhD in geology later in life while married and raising a family.

Aunt Charlotte cooked a goose, not turkey for Thanksgiving.

The year I spent babysitting granddaughter Rose in Seattle, the highlight of the week for both of us was visiting Charlotte and eating lunch with her.

She left us way too soon! We miss her so much!

I was lucky to spend time with Charlotte every year for Christmas dinner at Susie and Pete’s during her Seattle years. I came to know her as a remarkable woman who worked with passion, loved her family deeply, spoiled her pets, and made a mean apple pie. That, my friends, is the definition of a life well lived.
Addio Charlotte. Che tu possa riposare in pace.

7 -27 -2020
Charlotte Schreiber
It is with profound sadness to learn the passing of Charlotte Schreiber, at 89 , on 7 -17 -2020 of brief illness.
 One of the most dearest friend of friends and a professor from UW , Seattle. I was so surprised to hear the official information from org.
Is that Charlottle slipped into
the next door of another planet,
in silence, as always,
her way of usual action and manner,  
silently without say a word of goodbye.
  Walking with peaceful steps
into another world
without making any noise
to interrup anyone .
As her spirit often showed
in the world of serving others.
We all love Charlotte
as a closest family member ,
when we were so lonely in a strange world.
And we may say that
we have had so many beautiful and
great memories with Charlottle.
 When Saray and Tano arrives U.S for family reunion ,
we invited Charlotte to have Vietnamese dinners
at our small , humble place .
And Charlotte considered us as her family members 
by sharing hugs , love , spirit , wisdom, silence, discipline, the spirit of serving without expectation of any reward.
 In silence , we remember you ,
without saying a word,
because you had a place in our heart.
 You know that we all love you so very much !
 Deepest condolences to family members and friends and students of Charlotte.
Peace
&
In the Light

In Memory of Charlotte Schreiber
I was so very sorry to learn the passing of Charlotte because three of us loved Charlotte very dearly and respectfully . We treated Charlotte as a closest family member of our own in many ways.
  We were always very happy to invite Charlotte to have family dinners at our humble , small place and we served Charlotte with Vietnamese's special foods.
The foods that we well prepared with love. One of them was "pho" rice noodle soup. And Charlotte showed up and joined any dinner with us. Charlotte joined and attended any event and gathering big and small with us.
  Journey in America : Charlotte paid attention closely to our small family of three.She paid attention from year 2011 when Saray and Tano arived the U.S and attended with happiness and relaxing the potluck in the backyard of QuakerHouse when Tano graduated Roosevelt HS. Charlotte was planning to write a letter of recommendation for Tano to attend UW( Seattle ) after Tano finished Bellvue College.
  Whenever we come to the Meeting for Worship , we just come first to the kitchen to find Charlotte to feel comfortable and love and helping Charlotte to set-up the table , preparing morning coffee to serve the community. Charlotte made best cookies to go with coffee every Sunday at UFM.
  The love and the spirit that Charlotte given to us will be forever in our heart.

 

Charlotte and I both moved to Seattle in 2005. I was two years out of college and lacking direction completely. What I did have was youthful energy — and Charlotte, not nearly as youthful, had energy to match! Growing up in California, I had heard stories about my Great Aunt Charlotte, her late husband, Ed, and their two daughters, Susie and Christie. But it was only once I moved to Seattle that I had the opportunity to really get to know this part of my family, especially Charlotte, Susie + Pete (as Christie + Eric were in Oregon). Whatever preconceived notions I had as a young 20-something about folks in their mid-70s, well... of course Charlotte shattered them completely.

In my early years in Seattle, Charlotte and Susie helped so much to make me feel at home here and to help me find my way. In 2008, when I was between housing, Charlotte put me up in her spare room for about a month, and I had the chance to get to know her even more. She's met many of my friends, and of course all of my friends have heard stories of my remarkable Great Aunt.

Over countless dinners and visits these past 15 years I got to know Charlotte and felt as if I'd gained an extra grandparent. It was a gift. One big surprise in recent years was how much Charlotte took to my daughter, Rose. Charlotte delighted in our visits and video chats, and would always say "Boy, she is *really* special!" Rose, of course, loved Charlotte as well. I'm so glad they had a chance to meet. Charlotte, I can't believe you are really gone. You are so very missed. <3

I'm really glad I got to know/know of Charlotte during my time as an undergraduate student at UW. The stories of her career continue to inspire me. I'll never forget her energy, using her hiking poles to trek across Johnson Hall to continue being involved and mentoring students. She came all the way out to Glacier NP, Montana during my field camp to show us the rocks! She was devoted to her students.

Charlotte always told the most interesting stories and they always had a point. The story I remember was about how she was searching in the field for a private spot.  She found the spot and she also found an unusual outcrop.  Charlotte always knew how to turn apparent disadvantages into an advantage. I will miss her and her stories.

I will remember Charlotte as one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. I admired her as a colleague and as a human being.

    We first met at a conference in Liverpool in 1984 when I was still a student. We instantly struck up a friendship that would last for all the 36 years since. I first visited her (and her husband Ed) in Palisades in early 1985; then once in the Smokies; then several times in Seattle after she moved there. She also visited me two times in Edmonton for several days each. I treasure every moment I had the privilege to spend with her. Given what she was and stood for, especially in the professional world, her passing marks the end of an era.

One thing about Charlotte that few people know but that says something about her indomitable spirit is that she raced cars when she was a young(er) woman. Some of that spirit was still alive in her in 2005 when, during one of my visits in Seattle, she asked to be taken for a spin on my motorcycle. I was only too happy to comply (see picture).

RIP - Dear Friend. I will carry you in my heart as long as I live.

Very grateful to have met Charlotte in 2018 while on sabbatical at UW. She was very welcoming to our family and I really enjoyed getting to know her at Darrel's TGIF. She was charmingly frank and told interesting stories. What a bad ass. Wish I had asked her more questions. My condolences to Charlotte's family and community.

I had known Charlotte since I was a lab assistant back in college (c. 1970), and she one of my mentors. For some decades thereafter we mostly saw each other at professional meetings, including when she won the AWG Distinguished Teaching Award. When Charlotte decided to "retire" to Seattle, I was among those happy to welcome her to join us at UW, and she went on to play an integral part in teaching, advising, and stirring up research ideas. I started lobbying for a field trip to Sicily, where she did pioneering work on Messinian evaporites. Sicily opened a whole new aspect of my life! Of course I put "retired" in quotes, because Charlotte NEVER stopped thinking about geology... and good food and wine... and family, friends, students and colleagues--not mutually exclusive categories, of course! Oh, the stories we have to tell! What a legacy Charlotte created! Rest in peace, dear Charlotte.

Every Sunday, I would see Charlotte hanging around the kitchen and Social Hall at University Friends Meeting. Hospitality was her great gift to our meeting. She had a wonderful knack of making people feel welcome with goodies and talk.

She entertained me with stories of geology and her travels.

For the UFM plant exchange, she always brought healthy, beautiful plants. I like remembering Charlotte when I water the jade plant that I got from her. All these years it has stayed bug free!!

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Serendipity—unplanned but welcome events, encounters, and experiences—has been important in my life and career. Charlotte's arrival at the University of Washington in 2006 is a classic example. Although we had met briefly in 1980 when she was a visiting scholar, we became fast friends and colleagues, especially when we moved into remodeled Johnson Hall and each had offices—Jody also—on the 3rd floor. Aside from the almost daily encounters and chats, I think of her as a consummate teacher who introduced this pilgrim to the world of gypsum, evaporites, and the Messinian. We are both Italophiles and our love of Italia cemented a lifelong bond. I am indebted to Charlotte and Jody for bringing me to Sicily for the first time and for opening a new avenue of research that I could never have imagined.

We'll save a spot in my workroom for Charlotte at our next TGIF.