Camille Goldstein

**Camille Goldstein** (1906-2021) was a veteran of the US Marines and a dental hygienist. She was married to Jose Butler until his death in 2018, and had three children, Robert, Catherine, and Michelle Butler-Goldstein.

##### Early Life

Camille Goldstein was born to Harper Goldstein, a 30-year-old wedding planner, and Latrell Goldstein, a 65-year-old technical support specialist, in Buffalo, USA. When she was 11, her dog, Pebbles, died from old age. Since Pebbles was with her since birth, this was really hard on her. Her friends, Ava Coleman and Mary Joe Pincock, did their best to comfort her.

##### School Life

Rejected from her middle school's cheerleading team due to her poor looks, she joined the swim team instead. She also joined the book club and the weightlifting club, the latter of which she became vice-president of when she was 13. When she became a high-school student, she joined the swim team, the investing club, and the video games club. She was the treasurer of the investing club and the captain of the swim team before she graduated. When she enrolled in university as a chemistry major, she joined the swim team, the fashion club, and the tutoring club. After being rejected by multiple sororities due to her poor looks, she went through two different plastic surgeries: a Brazilian butt lift and breast augmentation. After this, she became a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Before graduating, she become both the captain of the swim team and the secretary of the fashion club.

##### Military Career

After graduating from university, she enlisted as an officer of the United States Marine Corps when she was 22. When she was 34, she was deployed to Uruguay, and received a medal for her service. After her 62nd birthday, she retired from the Marines, having reached its mandatory retirement age. She achieved the rank of General before her retirement.

##### Post Military Career

After being honorably discharged from the Marines, she became a dental hygienist. She worked at the same company, Valley Dental Clinic, until she was 87, when she was forced to retire. She successfully sued the company for $50,000 for discrimination, but only $20,00 went to her. The rest of the money went to cover her legal fees.

##### Personal Life

When she was only 22, her father died. While she mourned his death, she was thankful that he lived until 87. When she was 25, she met Jose Butler on a dating app. After two years of dating, Camille and Jose eloped, both of them keeping their respective surnames. Unfortunately, the same year she suffered a first-trimester miscarriage. A year later, she gave birth to Robert Butler-Goldstein. When she was 32, she gave birth to Catherine Butler-Goldstein. Six years later, Michelle Butler-Goldstein was born. Tragically, Catherine died when she was 18, due to an earthquake. Three years later, Camille's mother, Harper, died when she was 83.

When Camille was 93, she saved a man who was going to attempt suicide. Tragically, she couldn't save her husband, who died in his sleep when he was 110 years old. She donated his body to science, hoping that his death could at least help somebody. The same year, her son died of natural causes; his body was donated as well. Only his daughter, Erica, as well as Michelle and her daughter, were there to comfort the grieving widow. Two years later, Michelle was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Since Camille died just a year later, she never knew what happened to her.