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Obituary for Chambers


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday June 21, 2001

Ray Herman Chambers, 74, passed away at the Albuquerque, V. A. Hospital on June 18, 2001. He was a resident of Albuquerque for 47 years and was a principal partner in the Engineering Firm of Chambers, Campbell, Isaacson and Chaplin. The firm did engineering and architectural work for the States of New Mexico and Arizona. Ray was an officer in the Army Corp of Engineers during World War II. He graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO and was outstanding in athletics and took 2nd place in the high jump in the NCAA Tournament. He also lettered in basketball and track. Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Alice I. Dahl. He is survived by his wife, Oueta B. Chambers; four daughters, Christine Caton and husband, Scott, of Alamosa, CO, Diana Bisbee and husband, Hexamer, of Springdale, AR, Lisa Chambers of Boulder, CO, and Katrina Wood of Albuquerque, NM; stepson, Bill McAfee of Topeka, KS; brother, Thomas Alden Chambers and wife, Marilynn, of Spring City, TN; sisters, Patsy Stein and husband, Jack of Prescott, AZ, and Linda Waugh and husband, Max, of Albuquerque, NM; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He retired to the Four Hills area and enjoyed life watching his grandchildren grow up, golf and hunting. Ray was a member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque. No Service will be held. Cremation has taken place and the remains will be interred at his ranch in Colorado. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the charity of your choice.


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