David G. Chambers

Estes Park Resident David Chambers died at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora on August 15, 2016. David Gourley Chambers was born on November 26, 1931 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania to Paul Chambers and Velma (Harper) Chambers. He grew up in Pennsylvania before moving to Dallas, Texas in his teens where he graduated from Sunset High School in 1949. After high school he attended Texas A&M, receiving his BSA in 1953. David then joined the United States Army and was in the Supply Corps from 1953 to 1955. After leaving the Army, He moved to Sherman, Texas where he worked for Lederle Laboratories as a pharmaceutical salesman from 1956 until his retirement in 1991. David married Ruby Caloway in Dallas, TX on August 9, 1958. After Ruby's passing in May, 1994, David moved to Estes Park where he volunteered for the Rocky Mountain National Park as a member of the Bugle Corps and the Bighorn Brigade, and as a volunteer at the Bear Lake and Long's Peak ranger stations as well as the visitor's centers, eventually putting in 10,000 hours of volunteer service. David also enjoyed woodworking, flying remote controlled airplanes, hiking, as well as boating and waterskiing on Lake Texoma on the Texas/Oklahoma border. David was a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. David is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Velma Chambers, and his wife Ruby Chambers. He is survived by his daughter Peggy Kemp (Tim) of Whitesboro, TX; son Chris Chambers (Clark) of San Antonio, TX; grandsons Jeremy Smith (Tangella) of Fort Collins, CO and Devan Kemp of Whitesboro, TX; and sisters Carol Wetzel of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Paula Lonquist of College Station, TX. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 27 at Friendship Cemetery. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in David's name to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.