[LTER-All-lter] Obituary for Art Schwarzschild

[Marty Downs]

Friends,

I know that Art Schwarzchild touched many of us in the course of his
association with LTER and that lots of folks have been asking about where
to send condolences and memorial donations. The obituary below carries a
bit more detail on this unexpected--and deeply felt--loss.

Best,

Marty

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The broad coastal community of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has lost a
true and caring friend with the untimely death of Arthur Schwarzschild on
March 15, 2017. The victim of a heart attack Arthur will be missed by his
family, his many friends on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, his colleagues at the
University of Virginia, and many others. His life was characterized by his
passion, integrity and compassion for his fellow humans. Whether teaching
students, serving as a local elections official or advocating for the
important local causes that he held dear, these traits were right up front.



After receiving his Bachelors degree from the University of Delaware in
1988, Arthur matriculated to the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences and
received his Master Degree in 1993.  Then after working with the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (a part of the National Marine Fisheries Service),
in Beaufort North Carolina he entered the doctoral program in the
University of Virginia, graduating in 2004.  He subsequently moved to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia to become the founding Director of the UVA
Anheuser Busch Coastal Research Center, Site Director and
Education/Outreach Coordinator of the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term
Ecological Research (LTER) Program in Oyster Virginia, where he oversaw the
facility and developed a strong education program that combined the
expression of coastal science through studio art and the written word.
During this time he also served as a member of the local Climate Action
Working Group and as a lifetime member of Citizens for a Better Eastern
Shore.   In his role as the VCR LTER Education/Outreach Coordinator, Art
also reached out to the local schools of Northampton County to provide
students with additional insight into the magnificent beauty of the coastal
environment. Never one to turn down a request for help, he has touched the
lives of literally thousands of teachers, high school students and
undergraduate and graduate students at UVA and other Universities.  It is
through these students that his legacy remains.



Arthur is survived by his mother and father, Carol and Bill Schwarzschild,
his two brothers, Edward and Jeffery Schwarzschild, his longtime
girl-friend, Emily Boone, and the many lives he touched throughout his
life. As his father wrote after his untimely death… “You can close your
eyes and pray that Arthur will come back, or you can open your eyes and see
all he left behind. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him, or
you can be full of the love you have shared with him.”  Art’s cremated
remains were returned to the water of the Eastern Shore he so loved. A
Memorial Service and reception to celebrate his life will be held at the
Anheuser Busch Coast Research Center in Oyster, Virginia on Virginia’s
Eastern Shore on April 22, 2017 beginning at 5:00 P.M. Friends and family
are invited to share their stories and remembrances of Art at the service.



The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Arthur
Schwarzschild be made to the *Arthur Schwarzschild Memorial Fund for the
Combination of Sciences and the Arts* c/o the UVA Fund, PO Box 400331,
Charlottesville, VA 22904.  Expressions of condolence can be mailed to:



Carol and Bill Schwarzschild

1515 The Fairway, Apt 172

Rydal, PA. 19046



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From: McGlathery, Karen J. (kjm4k) <kjm4k at eservices.virginia.edu>
Date: Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 10:02 PM
Subject: Obituary for Art Schwarzschild
To: Marty Downs <downs at nceas.ucsb.edu>


Marty -


Attached is the obituary for Art Schwarzschild - could you please
distribute to the LTER community?


Thanks,


Karen


The broad coastal community of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has lost a
true and caring friend with the untimely death of Arthur Schwarzschild on
March 15, 2017. The victim of a heart attack Arthur will be missed by his
family, his many friends on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, his colleagues at the
University of Virginia, and many others. His life was characterized by his
passion, integrity and compassion for his fellow humans. Whether teaching
students, serving as a local elections official or advocating for the
important local causes that he held dear, these traits were right up front.



After receiving his Bachelors degree from the University of Delaware in
1988, Arthur matriculated to the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences and
received his Master Degree in 1993.  Then after working with the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (a part of the National Marine Fisheries Service),
in Beaufort North Carolina he entered the doctoral program in the
University of Virginia, graduating in 2004.  He subsequently moved to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia to become the founding Director of the UVA
Anheuser Busch Coastal Research Center, Site Director and
Education/Outreach Coordinator of the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term
Ecological Research (LTER) Program in Oyster Virginia, where he oversaw the
facility and developed a strong education program that combined the
expression of coastal science through studio art and the written word.
During this time he also served as a member of the local Climate Action
Working Group and as a lifetime member of Citizens for a Better Eastern
Shore.   In his role as the VCR LTER Education/Outreach Coordinator, Art
also reached out to the local schools of Northampton County to provide
students with additional insight into the magnificent beauty of the coastal
environment. Never one to turn down a request for help, he has touched the
lives of literally thousands of teachers, high school students and
undergraduate and graduate students at UVA and other Universities.  It is
through these students that his legacy remains.



Arthur is survived by his mother and father, Carol and Bill Schwarzschild,
his two brothers, Edward and Jeffery Schwarzschild, his longtime
girl-friend, Emily Boone, and the many lives he touched throughout his
life. As his father wrote after his untimely death… “You can close your
eyes and pray that Arthur will come back, or you can open your eyes and see
all he left behind. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him, or
you can be full of the love you have shared with him.”  Art’s cremated
remains were returned to the water of the Eastern Shore he so loved. A
Memorial Service and reception to celebrate his life will be held at the
Anheuser Busch Coast Research Center in Oyster, Virginia on Virginia’s
Eastern Shore on April 22, 2017 beginning at 5:00 P.M. Friends and family
are invited to share their stories and remembrances of Art at the service.



The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Arthur
Schwarzschild be made to the *Arthur Schwarzschild Memorial Fund for the
Combination of Sciences and the Arts* c/o the UVA Fund, PO Box 400331,
Charlottesville, VA 22904.  Expressions of condolence can be mailed to:



Carol and Bill Schwarzschild

1515 The Fairway, Apt 172

Rydal, PA. 19046
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