For Erik, and his love ones ♥️✨♥️

He was such an amazing soul. He saw my interest in LGBTQ+ social work and took me out to lunch to motivate me, aid me, and guide me further in my own practice. He believed in me in a special way when I wasn’t even his student. He always ensured to check in and greet me warmly. He had such a passion for furthering the education of other social workers and made sure to make them smile. I always remember my college time fondly, and his support and kindness is always a big part of it. He motivated me in my research, in my career, and in my personal growth. He’s so special and im so glad I had the opportunity to encounter him.

My deepest condolences. Erik sounded like an amazing human. Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute. Wishing you all my love and strength 💜.

What an absolute privilege it was to know and learn from Dr. Schott. His passion and dedication to serving others is something that I will never forget and will continue to guide his social work students in the work that we do. Sending my deepest condolences to Dr. Schott’s loved ones.

My sincere condolences 💐 

I am so sorry to hear this Ted. My thoughts are with you and your family. 

I was friends with Eric for so many years. You see we went to school together, but I was two years ahead of him. I later started doing his hair at Elvira‘s hair salon on point Dexter in Moorpark which is now Suegeons barbershop .  while he was still in high school. I remember cutting his hair for one of the high school dances. I had barely gotten my license and him coming out to me that he was gay,  I was like duh I already knew that, and then proceeded to put make up on his zits to cover them up for his senior pictures. . I have so many stories. There was the time that him and I went to the zoo and I took my son who was three or four at the time and he was trying to make a deal with Erik to buy Kai’s skateboard that was in the closet. We laughed so hard. Or the one time that we were at his parents house and we ended up smoking some thing you know what I’m saying, and I almost choked on the lemon poppyseed muffin, but we were trying to hide it from his parents. I think I peed my pants that day, I’ll never forget that day . Or the day that I cut off all his hair because he had been growing it out for the whole year to donate it to children’s with hair loss.org. I am so saddened for his family for his mom Jan, his father Carl and his brother Kai I am so sorry, big hugs from someone who will never forget what a great person Eric was . 

I was felt so lost when I heard the news of Dr. Erik Schott's passing. I was very fortunate to have met him upon learning about his research. As a social work student from CSUSB  I was so eager to learn from him and was beyond surprised when I found how kind and caring Dr. Schott really was. Dr. Schott had a gift and his passion for our field and helping others was unmatched. Dr. Schott made a significant impact  on me as a social work student and my drive to serve the LGBTQIA+ community. Our community lost a fierce advocate and I wish we could have had more time. My deepest condolences to Dr. Schott’s family. I 

Erik Schott was my professor, and research supervisor for a year at CSUSB. I knew he was special from the moment I met him. He was very genuine, kind, and sincere. I hope that he knew how loved he is, & what a positive influence he made on all that knew him. He deserved all the flowers in the world for the way he cared for & accepted all of his students. He checked in with all of his students each day. He shared positive affirmations with us. Made all of us feel special by giving us stickers each time he saw us. He made sure we were okay. He even made us feel like we had already made it by calling us his colleagues even when we were just students. Dr. Schott you are a real one forever. Some people try to be professors but you were the real deal. You were just wonderful without even trying. Sending you & your loved ones love forever Dr. Schott. Your presence is engraved in our hearts forever. Your work will live on in all of your students. We will always try to be as kind, and lovely as you were to the people that we serve. 

Holly and Erik, love this pic of the both of you.

Dinner at Ford's Filling Station and that time we met Chef Ben Ford. I laughed so hard I cried that night.

We both polar plunged in this water, it was soooo cold. As Erik said we were rebirthed when we swam in that river at Yosemite

I looked up to him so much, his personality was magnetic.

Erik, Carolyn, and I out at dinner near his apartment in Los Feliz. I met Erik at Cross Country and Track in high school. Erik was always looking for ways to get out of our practice runs. One time our coach caught us all at Thrifty's walking out with our ice cream cones. Such a fun memory. Erik made us laugh all the time. My deepest condolences to Erik's family and friends. You are missed E, Rest In Peace.