ROBERT P. CHANEY

CHANEY, ROBERT P. Robert P. Chaney (Lt. Col. USMC, retired) passed away peacefully from age-related causes on March 30, 2011 in Carlsbad, California with his family at his side. He was 82. Lt. Col. Chaney was born on May 24, 1928 in Falls City, Nebraska, the youngest of five children. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Falls City in 1946. He attended the University of Nebraska on an NROTC scholarship, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, graduating with a bachelor of science in geology in 1951. He received his commission as a Marine officer in January, 1951, and married his bride of 59 years, Marjorie Ann (Jensen) Chaney, on June 9, 1951; they had met and courted at the University of Nebraska. Lt. Col. Chaney served on active duty from 1951 until 1975, including combat service in the Korean Conflict for which he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V; service on the staff of Military Assistance Command Vietnam for which he was awarded the Bronze Star (Second Award) for meritorious service; command of the Marine Barracks, NAS Atsugi, Japan; attendance at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island; and attendance at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, from which he received his master's degree in systems management in 1970. He was intensely proud of having qualified expert with both rifle and pistol in every year in which he shot for record. After retirement from active duty, he was employed in the defense contracting industry until his full retirement in 1990, including employment for several years with Cubic Corporation in San Diego, California. In retirement, he volunteered actively with various organizations including the Audubon Society, and most notably with the Carlsbad Police Department, which he served as the department armorer for approximately a decade, attending the armorer's schools sponsored by Beretta and Remington. He leaves his wife Marjorie of Carlsbad, his sons Steve of Alpine, Texas and Jim of Eugene, Oregon, and four grandchildren. A funeral service for Lt. Col. Chaney, followed by interment of his ashes with military honors, will be held on Wednesday, April 13th, at 3:00 p.m. at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Pt. Loma, CA. A reception will be held at approximately 5 p.m., at Las Villas de Carlsbad, 1088 Laguna Drive, in Carlsbad. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to The Lance Armstrong Foundation, National Mail Processing Center, P.O. Box 6002, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6002 or online at Livestrong.org; or to Hospice of the North Coast, 5441 Avenida Encinas, Suite A, Carlsbad, CA 92008.