Natalie Kaye Manbeck

Carol and Phil, as this time of year arrives, it feels like you are extended family. Our lives intersected through work for many decades, and friendship grows over time as those milestones occur. I remember your daughter in the NCE demonstration school, Carol's assisting me with my literature review search for my dissertation, interacting with Phil as a faculty member, and meeting Natalie when she worked for the President and as she pursued her passion for teaching and learning. I...

What a wonderful and strong woman, diplomatic and kind in everything she said. I cannot believe 6 years have gone by since her untimely death. Natalie is not forgotten.

Each time I refer to an ABS course (the NLU program Natalie devoted her life to) I see her influence; her contributions are many. I am reviewing Adult Development and Learning, a course that I shared responsibilities with her. While she approached the course from human growth and personality awareness and learning styles, I appreciated and expanded my knowledge from our interactions and her expertise. I remember her this year, once again as I reflect on the subject matter, and her passions...

I was reminded last Sunday about Natalie's thoughtfulness. During the Fall 2015, I talked with Natalie frequently, and at times she was cleaning out her office in our NLU Skokie Campus since the campus was relating the Campus operations to the other regional centers. She was combing through her files and sent me quite a few over a period of weeks. Many of them contained historical records of the Applied Behavioral Sciences Department, and all of them included personal notes about the...

Words fall short of expressing all the ways that Natalie influenced my life as a colleague and friend. She is missed and I carry her joy with me.

It is hard to believe that 3 years have passed. I miss Natalie so much and remember her beautiful voice and laugh. Every time I see anything aqua, I remember that was her favorite color.

Sincerest condolences to Frank and Erin Manbeck and family. Neighbors Myrah, Rosie and I, met Natalie in 2015/Summer. We are saddened at the loss of Natalie, but grateful for her many wonderful and impressive life-time contributions. We pray for the family's comfort at this difficult time of loss. Sincerely, Liz, Myrah, Rosie, (Karen's neighbors,e.g., Erin's Mom).

Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your lossour thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. For us Dr. Natalie Manbeck was one of the best professors we had honors to learn from. She was full of energy, understanding and care. She was believing and supporting us while we were obtaining our BA and MS degrees at NLU. We will miss her tremendously, but she will remain in our hearts forever as our mentor and friend.

With deepest sympathy,
Ewa...

I was so glad I got to spend some time with Natalie at Kelley's graduation last year. It was the first time I had met her son and his family. The children are beautiful, just like her. I always admired her education/profession. She told some wonderful stories about her sabbaticals and most recent vacations. RIP sweet girl. xoxo