Charlotte was born in Montpellier, France on May 28th 1970 on the Mediterranean coast. Se grew up immersed in much beauty of culture, food, and history. Her parents taught her about the importance of education and family values. Since she was a little girl, Charlotte held Christian values being born in a Catholic family and later joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on January 28th 1991. Charlotte excelled greatly in academics. She studied at the University of Cambridge in England in 1989. She also took higher school preparation classes from 1988 to 1990 and got an equivalent of 6 majors in philosophy, history, and French, English, Spanish, and Latin literature. She then went on to the University of Utah to do a masters in languages and literature with a French emphasis. She took the PhD program at the University of Utah in comparative literature. She then went back to France and got her CAPES certification (Highest Level Teaching Certificate) to teach in the French educational system in 2002. She then started another PhD program at University Paul Valery France in medieval literature and starting a dissertation on the subject of troubadours and the women.

She met Laurent Passe while he was finishing his service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Charlotte's hometown shortly after she came home from studying in Utah. They were introduced by a friend and felt an instant connection. They knew they had to be together. They married on January 28th 1995 and a year later, the day before their anniversary had their first child Amélie Passe-Carlus (now Evans). Shortly after, they moved to Utah and had two more children Valentine and Paul-Emile Passe-Carlus while Charlotte worked for and studied at the University of Utah. After this they moved back to France. A year after, their fourth child, Emma Passe-Carlus, was born. They later felt one more child was waiting for them and attempted to have a fifth child. Charlotte, however, miscarried . They lived in France with their children until 2008 when Charlotte had the opportunity to teach at BYUI and they moved to Rexburg Idaho where her family still resides.

Charlotte cherished what she had done to further her education and likewise sought opportunities to expand and use her knowledge. To name a few, here are some of the positions Charlotte held during her lifetime. She was responsible for the translation of the Salt Lake City bid book for the 2002 winter Olympic games. She worked for the French Ministry of Defense in the Navy Department. And she was a French and English Professor for a professional training school in France.

Charlotte's favorite hobbies were gardening, reading, studying anything from the scriptures to languages and history, teaching her children, drawing and painting, sewing, singing, swimming, yoga, mediation, cooking, traveling, hiking, playing the piano, and genealogy. Charlotte could read Latin, Italian, Portuguese, medieval French, medieval Occitan, and old English. She fluently spoke Spanish, French, English, Italian, and Latin and was studying Greek and old Hebrew.

In 2016 Charlotte found out she had breast cancer. The cancer soon-after spread to her spine which weakened her bones and caused her to break a vertebrae. After a back surgery and chemotherapy during the early months of 2017, she recovered and the cancer went into remission. Charlotte broke her back again in 2019 which she later found out was because of cancer cells which had developed once more in her spine. After another back surgery, she found out that she found out after noticing a change in vision in one of the eyes that she had some cancerous cells behind one of her eyes. And after radiation and the loss of her hair once more, cancerous cells were found in the tissues around her brain. In the middle of all of this she had other minor health complications which made it difficult for her to deal with the cancer. She started chemotherapy once more. All during this time she never complained to her students or colleagues and still doing everything she could to fulfill her duties as a mother, wife, and professor. Many did not know about any of her health issues as she kept serving them and the Lord. Beginning of the year 2021, after years of treatments and compromised health had taken a toll on her body, Charlotte started feeling that her body was growing tired. And, after more complications of treatments and her cancer, her doctor suggested to stop treatments and for her to rest and stay at home. At the beginning of April 2021, Charlotte went home. And her family stayed constantly with her until April 6th when she fell asleep one last time and a few hours afterward, while her husband, all her children, and her son-in-law were by her side, she took her last breath.

Charlotte was not just a pillar and a source of strength and guidance for her family but also for many of her students and colleagues. She saw the potential in people and pushed them to seek the experiences to reach it. Many students sought council from her because they could feel that she truly cared for them and wanted them to succeed. She gave much of her time and efforts to the furthering of the study of languages at Brigham Young University-Idaho.

We are infinitely grateful for the opportunity we had to be present during her last seconds. We feel that she is still very present in our lives. We cannot begin to ever repay her for all she has done for us. What we can do is make the most of her efforts and sacrifices for us and make her proud.

Services may be viewed at: https://youtu.be/7AzciL55UWE