Claudia Schmidt

CLAUDIA MARIA SCHMIDT Claudia slipped away quietly at her parent\'s home in Riverside on January 7th, 2011 at the age of 49 after a long, brave battle with leukemia. She had been living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the past ten years where she was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University. Claudia was born and raised in Riverside. In 1981 she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UCR. She went on to earn an MA degree in Religious Studies from UCSB (1985), a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from the Berkeley Graduate Theological Union (1992) and a second Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Iowa (1999.) Dr. Schmidt taught philosophy, philosophy of history and courses on the philosophers Immanuel Kant and David Hume. Her published output includes a comprehensive scholarly work on Hume\'s writings entitled "David Hume - Reason in History" (published in 2003.) Additional interests included the works of Jane Austen, dance, ballet and theatre performances and music ranging from Gregorian chant to Robert Plant. A beloved family member, Claudia was the daughter of Ada and Hartland Schmidt. She is also survived by her brother Steven, sister-in-law Rong-Huey Liu and nieces Autumn and Aurora (also of Riverside.) Claudia has uncles, aunts and cousins in California, Texas and Minnesota. Claudia\'s family members are grateful for the care and kindness shown to each of them by the home care staff of Companion Hospice. A private funeral service is planned followed by public memorial services in Milwaukee and Riverside. In lieu of flowers Claudia requested that memorial gifts be given to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605), St. Mark\'s Episcopal Church (2618 N. Hackett Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211) where Claudia was an active member, or to her first church home, the First Congregational Church of Riverside (PO Box 1648, Riverside, CA 92502.)