Charlotte Lamb memorial service

A memorial service will be held for Charlotte Lamb on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma.
Charlotte Lamb, whose quiet devotion and astute intelligence made her one of Sonoma’s most effective supporters for the arts and for organizations that work to lift the spirits of the community, lost her year-long battle with cancer on Friday, June 20. She was 65. She leaves her husband, Jim Lamb; her sister Eleanor Caponigro, of Santa Fe; her nephew, John Paul Caponigro, of Cushing, Maine; and countless friends and admirers in Sonoma and around the world.
To those who knew her, she was an inspiration, an advisor, a role model and mentor. In the City of Sonoma, her lasting contribution is the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, which she conceived with architect Vic Conforti and sculptor Jim Callahan. Lamb raised much of the money for it, and served on its board. Transue called her, “not only one of [the museum’s] founding members, but also one of its greatest supporters.”
Lamb supported other organizations as well. She served as president of the Sonoma Community Center, and as a mentor through the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, and she gave generously and often anonymously to many local nonprofits such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley. “She was so good to people in the community,” said friend Lois Gordon. “She knew what people would be good at, and encouraged them to do it.”
“When … moving to Sonoma,” said her sister, “she told me she was looking forward to being in one place long enough to have friends. She certainly had a lot of friends.” Please RVSP to admin@svma.org.