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Beverly Chamberlain Obituary

CHAMBERLAIN, Beverly Georg -- Born August 2, 1924 in New York City, she died January 19, 2004 in Los Altos, CA of Metastatic breast cancer. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Curtis Chamberlain, their three daughters, Leslie Silvey, Janet Torline, Carol Vannerson and their families. She is also survived by her sister, Dorcas Lahr of Des Peres, MO and many nieces and nephews and their families. Beverly grew up in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1946 and married Curtis in 1947. Beverly lived in Los Altos for 40 years and taught 2nd grade for 21 years. Upon retirement she served as a volunteer for numerous organizations. In 1999 she and Curtis were honored with the Community Service Award. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the California Retired Teachers Assoc. Scholarship Fund, Mid-Pen #54, c/o Trudy Dawson, 1694 Clay Dr., Los Altos, CA 94024 or to the Community Breast Health Project, attention Emily, 545 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, California 94301. Services will be held Saturday, January 24th at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Los Altos on Magdalena Avenue.

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Published by San Jose Mercury News on Jan. 22, 2004.

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Barbara Gase

January 22, 2004

With love and sympathy. Bev was a wonderful lady and I am truly blessed to have known her. Card and personal notes follows by snail mail.

Beth Kaufmann Hale

January 22, 2004

Mrs. Chamberlain was my very favorite teacher ever! She was my 2nd grade teacher at Almond School in the 1960s, and I loved being in her class. I'll always have fond memories of her warm enthusiasm, her love for her students (including me), and her love of reading (she was at her best when she'd read to us -- a wonderful treat).

She was a woman of grace throughout all the years I knew her. I am thankful that she was at our wedding in 1986 and remained a friend of the family throughout the years. I am grateful for the memories that I will treasure forever.

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