Christine was dedicated to her career as a social worker, supporting veterans through a wide range of mental health challenges. Her professional career led her cross-country, from her home in Boston to the Bay Area, where she saw an opportunity to integrate yoga and mindfulness into her care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. She was true and honest in her work and saw the best in everyone who crossed her path professionally and personally.

After a few years working at VA homes on the West Coast, Christine took the role of Executive Director of The Pathway Home in Yountville, CA. The home offered a residential treatment program for post- 9/11 veterans who needed help reintegrating back into society – whether in work, academics, or other areas. Tragically, Christine's life ended too soon. On March 9, 2018, she was killed there alongside her two colleagues, Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba and Jennifer Golick.

Christine’s legacy lives on. She is remembered widely as a “Bright Light,” with her radiant smile, infectious laugh, and boundless compassion touching the lives and hearts of everyone fortunate enough to meet her. She had great love for nature, enjoying time spent outdoors – whether hiking, biking, running, or relaxing by the ocean. Her big heart extended to all sorts of animals, whether as pets, in the wild, or in therapeutic roles to reduce people’s stress or anxiety. She had a big, open personality that embraced the best in life, a deep capacity for joy, empathy for those who were struggling, and the rare ability to lift spirits with her presence. 

The Christine M. Loeber Foundation was developed to keep her “bright light shining,” providing support for programs that align with the causes she valued. We like to say that “Christine’s causes are our causes,” and we take comfort in sharing her kindness, joy and radiance with others in ways that we know she would find meaningful.