| Name |
Richard Neal CHANDLER |
| Born |
6 Dec 1949 |
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, United States of America  |
| Christened |
1957 |
Tukwila, King County, Washington, United States of America |
| Gender |
Male |
| Graduation |
1962 |
Tukwila, King County, Washington, United States of America |
| Foster High School |
- He graduated from Foster High School, Seattle, 1962.
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| Military Service |
Jan 1970-Aug 1971 |
| Vietnam War |
- The Vietnam war was in full swing, needing infantry men to hunt through the jungles and drafted Ric. He place extremely high in mechanics, but put him in First Infantry. He served from Jan. 1970 to Aug. 1971 when he sustained a mine blast which splattered him full length on the right side with shrapnel. He was helicoptered out, and taken to the States. They sewed his ulner nerve together which left some cramping and loss of feeling in his right hand fingers, but he does almost everything.
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| Died |
15 Nov 2011 |
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America |
| Funeral |
23 Nov 2011 |
Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America |
| Del Lago Funeral Home |
| Name |
Ric Chander |
| Occupation |
Welder/Fabricator |
- He learned to weld, was a fabricator in a fiberglass shop for many years, then transferred to FL where he fabricated hurricane shutters.
He is head mechanic for the lawn-mowing equipment for the Baseball stadium, in the City of West Palm Beach, FL, where the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos, play winter ball.
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| Buried |
- BURIAL Unknown
Find a Grave Memorial 130634989
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| Notes |
- WikiTree Profile Chandler-4211
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| Person ID |
I77 |
BergSletten |
| Last Modified |
24 Apr 2021 |
1949 - 2011 (61 years)