:: Wikler Guestbook ::

( 15 people have signed this guestbook since June 9. 2002 )

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Jeremiah Wikler from Olathe, KS wrote on March 2. 2004, 07:11:

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Just checking out the name "Wikler" on-line. Any relation? I'm not sure.

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jaron wikler from Amsterdam / London wrote on July 28. 2003, 08:08:

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Hello, My name is Jaron Wikler living in London, originaly from Amsterdam. I came accross this site on the web and just had to leave a message. I assume we are all related as it is such a unique surname. Its great to see we have a presence on the web, and although the 'European' side of the family don't have a dedicated site, perhaps one day soon we will. If anyone would like to contact me, please feel free on the above mentioned email address. Warmest regards, Jaron Wikler.

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Mary N. Haan from California, temporarily in Michigan wrote on June 7. 2003, 09:37:

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Today (June 7, 2003) I thought about Norma (again) and how she helped me, the way she helped so many people. Helped me learn to jog, talked to me about her life, helped me through a bitter divorce. Looking back, I realized she foresaw the sadness that would come into my life and I wondered why she didn't tell me (how can you? tell a friend something like that). So, I looked for her on the internet today and found out that she's gone. Too soon, too young, too much loss for anyone. I remember her strength and her uniqueness. She was truly a special person who maybe didn't get enough back from others. Certainly not from me. Now I can never repay her for her kindness. I am sad now and will miss her forever.

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Marcel Wikler from Antwerp wrote on February 4. 2003, 11:04:

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Hi all, Did not know there is a Wikler website......hit it by chance. Do you open it up to all Wikler's to get an email address?? Love Marcel

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Martin Wickler from Argentina wrote on November 1. 2002, 20:19:

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Hi everybody. You know my English is not very good (really it's too bad)but I'm doing my best. The Norma's death notice was too bad for me because it's remember me my uncle Jose Manuel Wickler who die in 1994. Anyway, I'm happy to contact with you from this far place. Now I'm in Buenos Aires in Ade's house (my girlfriend) for the weekend, and I'll back to Rosario on Sunday's night because I have to work (I'm a phisical Therapist and my patients are waiting for me). Well, I hope you understand me and I send you all my love. Martín

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Sarah Minden from Los Angeles wrote on September 9. 2002, 19:13:

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How sad that Norma left as she did, a richer world for her good works, a poorer world for her leaving. I'm a distant cousin, the same age. I met Norma only once when Abe, Jeanie, Danny and Margie & Ada came west to the San Fernando Valley. Mostly orange groves (mid 1950's) and few main highways. Although I didn't know Norma well, at all, I knew the family through my grandparents and stories from Aunt Clara Wikler, Abe's mother. I simply had an eerie feeling Sunday night that I should go on Google. So I did. I don't think it was an accident that I encountered this tragic news. I think in some odd way, Norma has communicated her warmth and intellect to the greater good of all, even those of us who don't qualify as really having known her, but will benefit from her legacies of intelligence, creating a better/safer place for women and children and for her clarity and courage in being a pioneer. So, forgive my lack of qualifications as a relative or friend and please accept my gratitude to Norma for her presence and for - what ever reason - I was drawn to this search engine to find this news. Deepest regards from me and the spirit of my Grandmother!

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Jim & Patsy Wood from Friends from UC Berkeley wrote on August 15. 2002, 21:37:

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We had the privilege of knowing and working with Norma, but we were especially fortunate to count her as a friend. As many other tributes to her have noted, she was a special person who stood out in any group. She certainly did in the groups with which we were involved,both professionally and socially. Some of the most enjoyable times we shared with Norma were our many dinners with Susan Bettelheim Garfin and her husband, David, their children, and our children. The qualities Norma brought to any social occasion were a genuine friendliness - she was always interested in what others were doing and what was important to them - that combined with a keen wit and great intelligence. One might ask where all of this came from? I (Jim) had heard of Norma's family- or at least her psychiatric researcher father - in the 1950s, as exceptionally socially responsible, aiding drug addicts who had nowhere else to go. The assistance was much broader than a focus on a few such unfortunate individuals. Her father was part of the Lexington, Kentucky research center that pioneered scientific research on drug addiction, with the aim of finding ways to reduce or eliminate this crippling affliction. Norma embodied this same willingness to address the controversial and challenging issues of our time, uniquely combined with Southern graciousness. We met Norma at a dramatic time, the mid-1960s in Berkeley, with the Vietnam War raging and civil rights being pursued by many disenfranchised groups. When Norma arrived in Berkeley, she wasted no time becoming involved in the anti-Vietnam War struggles, helping organize protests with Jane Fonda among others, and eventually writing a Ph.D. dissertation in Sociology on Vietnam veterans. She went on to use her interviewing skills, honed on gathering her dissertation data, to explore such topics as the complex facets of reproductive decision-making among a cohort of women who were "up against the clock." While pursuing an academic career, Norma ranged well beyond the confines of raditional classroom teaching and publishing. Her life was a tapestry of people, places and events. While teaching at UC Santa Cruz, she maintained her Berkeley ties, making frequent visits to her small home on Walnut St. in Berkeley. Her time at Santa Cruz was also interspersed with several years spent living in New York, working on her judicial project to prepare judges to address gender-related issues inthe courts. Amidst all these activities she still found time to make her own contributions to the community, such as teaching a dance class for children in Harlem. In our hearts Norma will always reside at her Walnut Street house in Berkeley, surrounded by her books, mementos from her travels, and the laughter and ambiance of an evening spent in the company of friends. Peace and farewell, Norma. Jim & Patsy Wood

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natalie zemon davis from I now live in Toronto. wrote on July 23. 2002, 14:20:

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I remember Norma so well from my days in Berkeley. We played tennis together, and I enjoyed so much hearing about her work and imaginative ideas. Oddly, without knowing of her death, I was reminsicing about her with a mutual friend only a few days later on May 30th in Lund, Sweden. Her photograph shows her as beautiful as ever. Natalie Davis

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Adriana y Alberto Wickler from Rosario, Argentina wrote on July 7. 2002, 18:42:

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A todos los que amaron a Norma y a todos los que nos entristecemos al recordarla, les quiero decir desde este rincon del mundo que tuvimos la suerte de conocerla y disfrutarla en nuestra casa, que conocio nuestras costumbres y que paso a formar parte de nuestros muertos queridos.- Les enviamos a ustedes un gran abrazo desde Argentina.-

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jenna wikler from berkeley, CA wrote on July 5. 2002, 22:03:

URL: http://www.wikler.net/jenna
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dear guestbook, my nose gets really big when i cry for a long time. is this normal? signed, freaking out in berkeley on a more serious note... i can't seem to reconcile the fact that norma left us but she left us with so many amazing gifts. amazing amazing gifts. as if she sacrificed herself so that we could have better lives. the things she did for those she left behind astound me. besides taking care of people financially, setting up trusts for the children in her town, and the like, she opened the door for others of us who struggle with depression to start talking about it with each other, to "come out" about it, so to speak. she gave us a very very big reason to start taking it seriously in ourselves and our friends. and speaking of friends, i am blown away by not only the number of amazing friends she had who truly loved her, but the fact that i am getting to meet some of them. it makes me feel like a little part of her is still around. also, i don't know about anyone else but she has given me a really good motivator to get my priorities straight.

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Paul Levy from Oxford, England signed the guestbook on July 3. 2002, 02:50.

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Lillian B. Rubin from San Francisco wrote on June 13. 2002, 08:03:

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I've had the pleasure and privilege of knowing Norma for more than three decades. Her death is an indescribable loss. Yet I also know that the light she shone on the world, even at her worst times, will never be completely extinguished. She was unforgettable. Lillian Rubin

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Judy Wikler Botello from Escondido, California wrote on June 10. 2002, 17:32:

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Querida Normita, To borrow from James Taylor, I keep thinking, "I always thought that I'd see you again!" I will miss your wit and your wisdom, the warmth of your smile. You inspired me, dear Cuz, with your courage and your passion. I, for one, will miss you for the rest of my days. Love, Judy

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Liz Schneider from New York wrote on June 9. 2002, 15:36:

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I only met Norma a few times very briefly but I am familiar with her important work on gender bias in the courts. I am so sorry to hear of her death, which I read about in the NYT today. My sympathies to her family and friends and thanks to Lynn for the letter. Liz Schneider Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law Brooklyn Law School

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jenna from berkeley, CA wrote on June 9. 2002, 15:14:

URL: http://www.wikler.net/jenna
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hi everyone...