Schayer, Charles M., Jr., 1913-1997

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High school graduation portrait of Charles M. Schayer wearing graduation regalia.

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Left to right Charles Schayer, Faye Schayer, Rabbi Steve Foster, and Joyce Foster during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.

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Charlie and Faye Schayer during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner at the Marriot.

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Exterior of the C.M. Schayer Store owned by Charles M. Schayer, with a sign posted at the top of the building. Eight unidentified men and children stand in front and on a balcony. The store was located at 409 Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. Charles and Ricka Saft Schayer arrived in Denver by covered wagon in 1865.

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Charles and Faye Schayer stand on the sidewalk outside Irene Stein's art exhibit in Emmanuel Gallery, formerly Shearith Israel.

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Charles Schayer seated for a head and shoulders portrait. Schayer arrived in Denver in 1865 by covered wagon. Schayer operated a wholesale cigar and liquor business and acted as lay rabbi until an ordained rabbi arrived in Denver.

Abstract Milton M. Schayer was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1876 to German-Jewish parents and died in Denver in 1935. In 1920 he founded the Bankers Building and Loan Association, and served as its first president and treasurer. His son Charles Milton Schayer, born in 1913, married Faye Greenberg in 1941. Milton M. Schayer was active in many civic and religious organizations. He was director of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, which designated him Denver’s “most valuable citizen” in 1925. He...