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On Friday, July 2, 1999, after a short illness, Charles Homer Chambon passed on to his best friends' Home. A veteran of World War 2, Charles left Mom, Dad and home at the age of 17, after earning the Life Scout award from the Boy Scouts of America, serving 44 months in the US Navy. He participated in anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic, the Invasion of North Africa, the battle of the Solomon Islands, the Phillipines Liberation campaign, the beginning of the Atomic Age, as well as several other campaigns and operations. His Naval service saw him earn Plank Ownership on four aircraft carriers, namely the USS Santee, USS San Jacinto, USS Intrepid and USS Randolph. His final duty was that of Bosum's Mate on the Randolph. After the war, he settled in Pittsburgh, PA, working as a steel worker and eventually retiring in 1980 from J&L Steel Co. His greatest pride as a steel worker was his work in cutting stainless for the Saturn V nose cones and the atomic reactor cores for Brookhaven Labs. Charles was a former member of the VFW Post No. 7376 in Saxonburg, PA, as well as a member of VFW Post 5890 in Rio Rancho. Charles was preceded in death by his son, Robert Charles; and his wife, Margaret Morrison. Charles is survived by his first wife, Elizabeth Ranallo Hallmark; their daughter and son-in-law, Maryann and Eric Homes of Rio Rancho; their son and daughter-in-law, John and Elizabeth Chambon of Manasses, VA; his sisters, Enzy Terry of Versailes, KY, Violet LoPresti of Mayville, NY; and his brother, Gerald Chambon of New Castle, PA; six grandchildren, Thomas Walters and his wife, Jeanette, Dawn Walters-Holmberg, Jason Chambon, Jennifer Holmes, Yvette and Kimberly Chambon; and five great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Williams, Christopher and Steven Henderson, Victoria Holmes and Vincent Walters. Visitation will be today, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Rio Rancho Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Rio Rancho Funeral Home on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. with Pastor Peter Denlea officiating. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Rio Rancho Funeral Home, 2400 Southern Blvd., Rio Rancho, NM 87124, (505) 891-9192. Hey Mom, Dad, Bobbie, I'm Home!
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