Charles Chamberlain, the father of actor Richard Chamberlain and a worldwide speaker on alcoholism and the recovering alcoholic, died last month of emphysema at his Laguna Beach home. He was 82.
Chamberlain had worked with recovering alcoholics for 39 years, hundreds of whom paid their respects to him at a memorial service in Laguna Beach last week, a family member said.
A spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous said several memorial services are planned to honor Chamberlain in the near future.
Born in Indiana, Chamberlain moved to Los Angeles when he was 19. He was active in real estate and supermarket development before buying City Refrigerator Inc. in 1956. He and a son, William of Anaheim Hills, ran the business for 14 years. A resident of Laguna Beach for 26 years, Chamberlain retired in 1970.
Chamberlain's body was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.
Besides his two sons, he is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsa; three grandchildren and three sisters.
This is a ceneotaph. Ashes were scattered at sea.∼Chuck Chamberlain was born in Indiana and was the author of "A New Pair of Glasses," In addition to his widow, Elsa, he was survived by sons, William and Richard. I visited with Chuck and Elsa in their home in Laguna Beach, California, with my good friend, Alabam' Carrothers. A memorial service was held for Chuck in Long Beach, Orange County, California, on January 5, 1985. An excerpt from his book was printed on the memorial card:
"You helped me to do that which I could not do alone, and showered enough love on me that I became, I hope, aware of the fact that God is love. God is love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. I'm so grateful to you that I can't say. I love you. It's my joy to have had this time with you, and I shall never forget it, because some part of everyone of you is going to be with me . . . so I thank you again . . . God bless you! Thank you, very much."
I would like to take this opportunity, Chuck, to say you touched so many of our lives and we have been greatly blessed because of it.
Chamberlain had worked with recovering alcoholics for 39 years, hundreds of whom paid their respects to him at a memorial service in Laguna Beach last week, a family member said.
A spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous said several memorial services are planned to honor Chamberlain in the near future.
Born in Indiana, Chamberlain moved to Los Angeles when he was 19. He was active in real estate and supermarket development before buying City Refrigerator Inc. in 1956. He and a son, William of Anaheim Hills, ran the business for 14 years. A resident of Laguna Beach for 26 years, Chamberlain retired in 1970.
Chamberlain's body was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.
Besides his two sons, he is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsa; three grandchildren and three sisters.
This is a ceneotaph. Ashes were scattered at sea.∼Chuck Chamberlain was born in Indiana and was the author of "A New Pair of Glasses," In addition to his widow, Elsa, he was survived by sons, William and Richard. I visited with Chuck and Elsa in their home in Laguna Beach, California, with my good friend, Alabam' Carrothers. A memorial service was held for Chuck in Long Beach, Orange County, California, on January 5, 1985. An excerpt from his book was printed on the memorial card:
"You helped me to do that which I could not do alone, and showered enough love on me that I became, I hope, aware of the fact that God is love. God is love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. I'm so grateful to you that I can't say. I love you. It's my joy to have had this time with you, and I shall never forget it, because some part of everyone of you is going to be with me . . . so I thank you again . . . God bless you! Thank you, very much."
I would like to take this opportunity, Chuck, to say you touched so many of our lives and we have been greatly blessed because of it.
Charles Chamberlain, the father of actor Richard Chamberlain and a worldwide speaker on alcoholism and the recovering alcoholic, died last month of emphysema at his Laguna Beach home. He was 82.
Chamberlain had worked with recovering alcoholics for 39 years, hundreds of whom paid their respects to him at a memorial service in Laguna Beach last week, a family member said.
A spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous said several memorial services are planned to honor Chamberlain in the near future.
Born in Indiana, Chamberlain moved to Los Angeles when he was 19. He was active in real estate and supermarket development before buying City Refrigerator Inc. in 1956. He and a son, William of Anaheim Hills, ran the business for 14 years. A resident of Laguna Beach for 26 years, Chamberlain retired in 1970.
Chamberlain's body was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.
Besides his two sons, he is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsa; three grandchildren and three sisters.
This is a ceneotaph. Ashes were scattered at sea.∼Chuck Chamberlain was born in Indiana and was the author of "A New Pair of Glasses," In addition to his widow, Elsa, he was survived by sons, William and Richard. I visited with Chuck and Elsa in their home in Laguna Beach, California, with my good friend, Alabam' Carrothers. A memorial service was held for Chuck in Long Beach, Orange County, California, on January 5, 1985. An excerpt from his book was printed on the memorial card:
"You helped me to do that which I could not do alone, and showered enough love on me that I became, I hope, aware of the fact that God is love. God is love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. I'm so grateful to you that I can't say. I love you. It's my joy to have had this time with you, and I shall never forget it, because some part of everyone of you is going to be with me . . . so I thank you again . . . God bless you! Thank you, very much."
I would like to take this opportunity, Chuck, to say you touched so many of our lives and we have been greatly blessed because of it.
Chamberlain had worked with recovering alcoholics for 39 years, hundreds of whom paid their respects to him at a memorial service in Laguna Beach last week, a family member said.
A spokesman for Alcoholics Anonymous said several memorial services are planned to honor Chamberlain in the near future.
Born in Indiana, Chamberlain moved to Los Angeles when he was 19. He was active in real estate and supermarket development before buying City Refrigerator Inc. in 1956. He and a son, William of Anaheim Hills, ran the business for 14 years. A resident of Laguna Beach for 26 years, Chamberlain retired in 1970.
Chamberlain's body was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.
Besides his two sons, he is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elsa; three grandchildren and three sisters.
This is a ceneotaph. Ashes were scattered at sea.∼Chuck Chamberlain was born in Indiana and was the author of "A New Pair of Glasses," In addition to his widow, Elsa, he was survived by sons, William and Richard. I visited with Chuck and Elsa in their home in Laguna Beach, California, with my good friend, Alabam' Carrothers. A memorial service was held for Chuck in Long Beach, Orange County, California, on January 5, 1985. An excerpt from his book was printed on the memorial card:
"You helped me to do that which I could not do alone, and showered enough love on me that I became, I hope, aware of the fact that God is love. God is love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. I'm so grateful to you that I can't say. I love you. It's my joy to have had this time with you, and I shall never forget it, because some part of everyone of you is going to be with me . . . so I thank you again . . . God bless you! Thank you, very much."
I would like to take this opportunity, Chuck, to say you touched so many of our lives and we have been greatly blessed because of it.
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