LESLIE WAYNE “LES” CHAMBERS, OF LOMOND, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY FOLLOWING A BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER JANUARY 26, 1998 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 41 YEARS.
LESLIE WAS BORN MAY 27, 1956 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA. HE RECEIVED HIS SCHOOLING IN LOMOND AND VULCAN. IN 1973 HE MOVED TO CALGARY WERE HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF CALGARY FOR ELEVEN YEARS. LES RETURNED TO THE FAMILY FARM AND LATER MOVED TO THE MYERS FARM WHERE HE HAS RESIDED UNTIL HIS PASSING. IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS LES KNITTED BARBIE DOLL DRESSES FOR HIS SISTERS AND PLAYED HOCKEY. HE LOVED THE OUTDOORS AND WAS AN AVID BOW HUNTER WITH MANY BIG GAME TROPHIES TO HIS CREDIT. MOST OF HIS SPARE TIME WAS SPENT SCOUTING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND COULEES WITH HIS BROTHER TIM. DURING THE OFF SEASON HE WOULD RE-LOCATE TO THE LAKES AND STREAMS FOR FISHING. HE LATER DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN WOODWORKING AND MOST OF ALL HE LOVED FARMING.
LESLIE’S KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY WAS SHOWN THROUGH HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR AUDREY, TYLER AND MISTY WHO HE CONSIDERED HIS FAMILY. A PRIVATE MAN, WHO LOVED TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHILDREN AND WAS RARELY SEEN WITHOUT HIS DOG SCHMOO, RIDING ON THE TRUCK MIRROR.
LESLIE IS SURVIVED BY HIS FIANCE AUDREY MARTIN, HER CHILDREN TYLER AND MISTY ALL OF LOMOND, LOVING SON OF ROSS AND MARY CHAMBERS OF VULCAN, FOUR SISTERS HELEN ANN (STAN) LIEBREICH , PATTI (TED) STOKES, DEBRA (RON) MAGNUSON ALL OF LOMOND, VICKY (MARK) KOENIG OF INVERMERE, TWO BROTHERS MICHAEL (ROBERTA) AND TIM (SHERRY) ALL OF LOMOND, FIVE NIECES AMANDA LIEBREICH, SARAH STOKES, MORGAN MAGNUSON, ERIN CHAMBERS, AND MADISYN CHAMBERS, SIX NEPHEWS BROCK LIEBREICH AND HIS COMPANION KRISTA, LUKE (SHAWNA) LIEBREICH, ADAM KOENIG, BENJAMIN STOKES, NATHAN MAGNUSON AND LEIGHTON CHAMBERS, A GREAT NEPHEW GAGE LEIBREICH, NUMEROUS COUSINS AND LESLIE’S DOG AND COMPANION SCHMOO.
THROUGH HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER, LESLIE CONTINUED TO PUT HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS FIRST. HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BY THOSE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM.
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY JANUARY 30, 1998 AT 2 P.M. AT VULCAN CULTURAL RECREATIONAL CENTRE WITH REV. ED SUMMERS OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
HONOURARY BEARERS WERE RON DODDS, BRUCE JONES, ALLAN DIETRICH, BARRY CHAMBERS, STEVE VAILE AND DAN CHAMBERS.
CASKET BEARERS WERE MIKE CHAMBERS, TIM CHAMBERS, STAN LIEBREICH, MARK KOENIG, TED STOKES AND RON MAGNUSON.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN LES’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331-29 ST. N.W. CALGARY, T2N 4N2, S.T.A.RS. (AIR AMBULANCE) 1441 AVIATION PARK N.E. BOX 599, CALGARY T2P 8M7 OR VULCAN HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY BOX 299, VULCAN, TOL 2B0.
VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE I-403 -485-2633.