Malone College VP Slain in Holdup Try
By Pat Norman, Akron Beacon Journal Staff Writer, February 22, 1978
Canton – Malone College students and faculty reacted with tears and prayers Tuesday evening as they learned of the slaying of college administrator Richard Chambers.
Chambers 57, vice president for academic affairs at the 900-student Quaker school, was gunned down during an apparent robbery attempt at about 4 p.m. Tuesday in southeast Cleveland, while his wife, Eleanor, watched in horror.
“This kind of tragedy is so hard to understand,” said Herbert Hallman, vice president for development at the college.
“He was such a gentle man. Hew would never harm a soul,” Hallman said. “He was loved by all the faulty and the student he came in contact with.”
Cleveland detectives said the Chambers’ car was stopped for a traffic light when two men described as being in their 20s yanked open the passenger-side door and grabbed for Mrs. Chambers.
When Chambers reached across the front seat to help her fight off the assailants, one of them shot him with a handgun, detectives said. The assailants fled and still are at large.
Chambers got out of the car and collapsed in the intersection of E. 55th Street and Quincy Avenue. Two Cleveland policemen who were transporting a prisoner drove through the intersection immediately after the shooting and radioed for an ambulance.
Chambers, of 3323 Westmoreland Ave. NW, Plain Township, was pronounced dead at St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital.
The couple was returning to Canton after Mrs. Chambers had undergone an examination at the Cleveland Clinic.
Chambers was to be back in Canton at 7:30 p.m. for a meeting at the Christ United Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder.
Chambers was a distant cousin* of former President Richard Nixon and on occasion was a White House guest during that administration. He had just returned to Malone following a three-month sabbatical during which he made a study of the forerunners to Quaker colleges.
Many students first learned of Chambers’ death when they attended night classes.
Some wept. Others silently prayed.
Robert Hess, who taught a philosophy class Tuesday night, said his students were “in a state of numbness.”
Chambers’ minister, the Rev. John Smith, said: “He was such a gentle and peaceful man and he died such a violent death. He was so sensitive to people--much of that sensitivity came from his Quaker background.”
A memorial service for Chambers was held this morning at First Christian Church in Canton. Leading the service was Eugene Collins, professor of religion at Malone and former pastor of East Whittier Friends Church in Whittier, Calif., which was Nixon’s home church.
Chambers, a native of Dayton, had been a teacher and administrator fo 30 years. He had been an administrator at Malone since 1969.
*Richard Nixon and Richard Chambers were third cousins.
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Memorial honors Malone VP
1,000 mourn ‘gentle man’
Akron Beacon Journal, February 23, 1978
Canton – Almost a thousand people attended memorial services on the Malone College campus Wednesday for college administrator Richard Chambers, “a gentle and loving man” who was murdered on a Cleveland street Tuesday.
“I never saw the student body so quiet. There were many wet eyes,” said Herbert Hallman, director of development at Malone.
“Everybody felt the blow Wednesday,” said Robert Oetjen acting dean of the college. “The question most frequently asked was: ‘How could such a gentle man have met such a violent death?’”
Chambers, 57, vice president for academic affairs at the Friends college, had taken his wife Eleanor, a teacher at Clearmount School in North Canton, to Cleveland Clinic for a post-surgery checkup.
They were attacked by two men who tried to pull Mrs. Chambers from the car. Chambers was shot in the head as he tried to assist his wife.
Cleveland police are looking for two men in their 20s who fled the scene after the shooting.
“He was a natural peacemaker, gentle and loving to everybody,” said his mother, Margaret Chambers of Damascus, who was at a friend’s house when she first learned of the shooting from a television news bulletin.
Wednesday’s memorial service was one of several planned to honor Chambers.
A vigil will be held in the Rose Room of the Barn Campus Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. The college has also established a memorial scholarship fund in Chambers’ name.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Christ United Presbyterian Church.
By Pat Norman, Akron Beacon Journal Staff Writer, February 22, 1978
Canton – Malone College students and faculty reacted with tears and prayers Tuesday evening as they learned of the slaying of college administrator Richard Chambers.
Chambers 57, vice president for academic affairs at the 900-student Quaker school, was gunned down during an apparent robbery attempt at about 4 p.m. Tuesday in southeast Cleveland, while his wife, Eleanor, watched in horror.
“This kind of tragedy is so hard to understand,” said Herbert Hallman, vice president for development at the college.
“He was such a gentle man. Hew would never harm a soul,” Hallman said. “He was loved by all the faulty and the student he came in contact with.”
Cleveland detectives said the Chambers’ car was stopped for a traffic light when two men described as being in their 20s yanked open the passenger-side door and grabbed for Mrs. Chambers.
When Chambers reached across the front seat to help her fight off the assailants, one of them shot him with a handgun, detectives said. The assailants fled and still are at large.
Chambers got out of the car and collapsed in the intersection of E. 55th Street and Quincy Avenue. Two Cleveland policemen who were transporting a prisoner drove through the intersection immediately after the shooting and radioed for an ambulance.
Chambers, of 3323 Westmoreland Ave. NW, Plain Township, was pronounced dead at St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital.
The couple was returning to Canton after Mrs. Chambers had undergone an examination at the Cleveland Clinic.
Chambers was to be back in Canton at 7:30 p.m. for a meeting at the Christ United Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder.
Chambers was a distant cousin* of former President Richard Nixon and on occasion was a White House guest during that administration. He had just returned to Malone following a three-month sabbatical during which he made a study of the forerunners to Quaker colleges.
Many students first learned of Chambers’ death when they attended night classes.
Some wept. Others silently prayed.
Robert Hess, who taught a philosophy class Tuesday night, said his students were “in a state of numbness.”
Chambers’ minister, the Rev. John Smith, said: “He was such a gentle and peaceful man and he died such a violent death. He was so sensitive to people--much of that sensitivity came from his Quaker background.”
A memorial service for Chambers was held this morning at First Christian Church in Canton. Leading the service was Eugene Collins, professor of religion at Malone and former pastor of East Whittier Friends Church in Whittier, Calif., which was Nixon’s home church.
Chambers, a native of Dayton, had been a teacher and administrator fo 30 years. He had been an administrator at Malone since 1969.
*Richard Nixon and Richard Chambers were third cousins.
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Memorial honors Malone VP
1,000 mourn ‘gentle man’
Akron Beacon Journal, February 23, 1978
Canton – Almost a thousand people attended memorial services on the Malone College campus Wednesday for college administrator Richard Chambers, “a gentle and loving man” who was murdered on a Cleveland street Tuesday.
“I never saw the student body so quiet. There were many wet eyes,” said Herbert Hallman, director of development at Malone.
“Everybody felt the blow Wednesday,” said Robert Oetjen acting dean of the college. “The question most frequently asked was: ‘How could such a gentle man have met such a violent death?’”
Chambers, 57, vice president for academic affairs at the Friends college, had taken his wife Eleanor, a teacher at Clearmount School in North Canton, to Cleveland Clinic for a post-surgery checkup.
They were attacked by two men who tried to pull Mrs. Chambers from the car. Chambers was shot in the head as he tried to assist his wife.
Cleveland police are looking for two men in their 20s who fled the scene after the shooting.
“He was a natural peacemaker, gentle and loving to everybody,” said his mother, Margaret Chambers of Damascus, who was at a friend’s house when she first learned of the shooting from a television news bulletin.
Wednesday’s memorial service was one of several planned to honor Chambers.
A vigil will be held in the Rose Room of the Barn Campus Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. The college has also established a memorial scholarship fund in Chambers’ name.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Christ United Presbyterian Church.
Malone College VP Slain in Holdup Try
By Pat Norman, Akron Beacon Journal Staff Writer, February 22, 1978
Canton – Malone College students and faculty reacted with tears and prayers Tuesday evening as they learned of the slaying of college administrator Richard Chambers.
Chambers 57, vice president for academic affairs at the 900-student Quaker school, was gunned down during an apparent robbery attempt at about 4 p.m. Tuesday in southeast Cleveland, while his wife, Eleanor, watched in horror.
“This kind of tragedy is so hard to understand,” said Herbert Hallman, vice president for development at the college.
“He was such a gentle man. Hew would never harm a soul,” Hallman said. “He was loved by all the faulty and the student he came in contact with.”
Cleveland detectives said the Chambers’ car was stopped for a traffic light when two men described as being in their 20s yanked open the passenger-side door and grabbed for Mrs. Chambers.
When Chambers reached across the front seat to help her fight off the assailants, one of them shot him with a handgun, detectives said. The assailants fled and still are at large.
Chambers got out of the car and collapsed in the intersection of E. 55th Street and Quincy Avenue. Two Cleveland policemen who were transporting a prisoner drove through the intersection immediately after the shooting and radioed for an ambulance.
Chambers, of 3323 Westmoreland Ave. NW, Plain Township, was pronounced dead at St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital.
The couple was returning to Canton after Mrs. Chambers had undergone an examination at the Cleveland Clinic.
Chambers was to be back in Canton at 7:30 p.m. for a meeting at the Christ United Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder.
Chambers was a distant cousin* of former President Richard Nixon and on occasion was a White House guest during that administration. He had just returned to Malone following a three-month sabbatical during which he made a study of the forerunners to Quaker colleges.
Many students first learned of Chambers’ death when they attended night classes.
Some wept. Others silently prayed.
Robert Hess, who taught a philosophy class Tuesday night, said his students were “in a state of numbness.”
Chambers’ minister, the Rev. John Smith, said: “He was such a gentle and peaceful man and he died such a violent death. He was so sensitive to people--much of that sensitivity came from his Quaker background.”
A memorial service for Chambers was held this morning at First Christian Church in Canton. Leading the service was Eugene Collins, professor of religion at Malone and former pastor of East Whittier Friends Church in Whittier, Calif., which was Nixon’s home church.
Chambers, a native of Dayton, had been a teacher and administrator fo 30 years. He had been an administrator at Malone since 1969.
*Richard Nixon and Richard Chambers were third cousins.
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Memorial honors Malone VP
1,000 mourn ‘gentle man’
Akron Beacon Journal, February 23, 1978
Canton – Almost a thousand people attended memorial services on the Malone College campus Wednesday for college administrator Richard Chambers, “a gentle and loving man” who was murdered on a Cleveland street Tuesday.
“I never saw the student body so quiet. There were many wet eyes,” said Herbert Hallman, director of development at Malone.
“Everybody felt the blow Wednesday,” said Robert Oetjen acting dean of the college. “The question most frequently asked was: ‘How could such a gentle man have met such a violent death?’”
Chambers, 57, vice president for academic affairs at the Friends college, had taken his wife Eleanor, a teacher at Clearmount School in North Canton, to Cleveland Clinic for a post-surgery checkup.
They were attacked by two men who tried to pull Mrs. Chambers from the car. Chambers was shot in the head as he tried to assist his wife.
Cleveland police are looking for two men in their 20s who fled the scene after the shooting.
“He was a natural peacemaker, gentle and loving to everybody,” said his mother, Margaret Chambers of Damascus, who was at a friend’s house when she first learned of the shooting from a television news bulletin.
Wednesday’s memorial service was one of several planned to honor Chambers.
A vigil will be held in the Rose Room of the Barn Campus Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. The college has also established a memorial scholarship fund in Chambers’ name.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Christ United Presbyterian Church.
By Pat Norman, Akron Beacon Journal Staff Writer, February 22, 1978
Canton – Malone College students and faculty reacted with tears and prayers Tuesday evening as they learned of the slaying of college administrator Richard Chambers.
Chambers 57, vice president for academic affairs at the 900-student Quaker school, was gunned down during an apparent robbery attempt at about 4 p.m. Tuesday in southeast Cleveland, while his wife, Eleanor, watched in horror.
“This kind of tragedy is so hard to understand,” said Herbert Hallman, vice president for development at the college.
“He was such a gentle man. Hew would never harm a soul,” Hallman said. “He was loved by all the faulty and the student he came in contact with.”
Cleveland detectives said the Chambers’ car was stopped for a traffic light when two men described as being in their 20s yanked open the passenger-side door and grabbed for Mrs. Chambers.
When Chambers reached across the front seat to help her fight off the assailants, one of them shot him with a handgun, detectives said. The assailants fled and still are at large.
Chambers got out of the car and collapsed in the intersection of E. 55th Street and Quincy Avenue. Two Cleveland policemen who were transporting a prisoner drove through the intersection immediately after the shooting and radioed for an ambulance.
Chambers, of 3323 Westmoreland Ave. NW, Plain Township, was pronounced dead at St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital.
The couple was returning to Canton after Mrs. Chambers had undergone an examination at the Cleveland Clinic.
Chambers was to be back in Canton at 7:30 p.m. for a meeting at the Christ United Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder.
Chambers was a distant cousin* of former President Richard Nixon and on occasion was a White House guest during that administration. He had just returned to Malone following a three-month sabbatical during which he made a study of the forerunners to Quaker colleges.
Many students first learned of Chambers’ death when they attended night classes.
Some wept. Others silently prayed.
Robert Hess, who taught a philosophy class Tuesday night, said his students were “in a state of numbness.”
Chambers’ minister, the Rev. John Smith, said: “He was such a gentle and peaceful man and he died such a violent death. He was so sensitive to people--much of that sensitivity came from his Quaker background.”
A memorial service for Chambers was held this morning at First Christian Church in Canton. Leading the service was Eugene Collins, professor of religion at Malone and former pastor of East Whittier Friends Church in Whittier, Calif., which was Nixon’s home church.
Chambers, a native of Dayton, had been a teacher and administrator fo 30 years. He had been an administrator at Malone since 1969.
*Richard Nixon and Richard Chambers were third cousins.
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Memorial honors Malone VP
1,000 mourn ‘gentle man’
Akron Beacon Journal, February 23, 1978
Canton – Almost a thousand people attended memorial services on the Malone College campus Wednesday for college administrator Richard Chambers, “a gentle and loving man” who was murdered on a Cleveland street Tuesday.
“I never saw the student body so quiet. There were many wet eyes,” said Herbert Hallman, director of development at Malone.
“Everybody felt the blow Wednesday,” said Robert Oetjen acting dean of the college. “The question most frequently asked was: ‘How could such a gentle man have met such a violent death?’”
Chambers, 57, vice president for academic affairs at the Friends college, had taken his wife Eleanor, a teacher at Clearmount School in North Canton, to Cleveland Clinic for a post-surgery checkup.
They were attacked by two men who tried to pull Mrs. Chambers from the car. Chambers was shot in the head as he tried to assist his wife.
Cleveland police are looking for two men in their 20s who fled the scene after the shooting.
“He was a natural peacemaker, gentle and loving to everybody,” said his mother, Margaret Chambers of Damascus, who was at a friend’s house when she first learned of the shooting from a television news bulletin.
Wednesday’s memorial service was one of several planned to honor Chambers.
A vigil will be held in the Rose Room of the Barn Campus Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. The college has also established a memorial scholarship fund in Chambers’ name.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Christ United Presbyterian Church.
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