Veteran of Korean War
United States Marine Corps

Son of Charles LeRoy Chandler, Sr and
Myrle Elizabeth Mathis

Marriage
To Jacqueline Louise

Career
-Marine Corps
Reserves, Active duty, flight mechanic, evacuating wounded from Korea.
-Worked for The Long Beach airport.
-Founded the Lakewood Shopping Center Patrol Service (employing service buddies).
-Long Beach City College, 1st chief of police.

Education
Long Beach State College
Studied & taught criminology.

Achievements
-Built Hermits Cove Marina, Satsuma, FL
(after suffering a heart attack)
-Editor of Treasure Magazine
-Authored several books

Last Residence
Yucaipa Village Mobile Home Estates,
Lived just short of 84th birthday.

Enjoyed
Gardening; building cages for animal rescue & providing bird seed & greens; looking forward each day to a project; reading; doing home repairs; sitting & chatting in the sunshine of his driveway.

Survived By
Three sons; three grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister Shirle; four nephews and one niece.

Last Words
"A new adventure" (obit)

Funeral Service
March 4, 2014
St. Frances X. Cabrini Catholic Church
12687 California St., Yucaipa

Interment
March 4, 2014
With military honors
Riverside National Cemetery.
Followed by Irish wake
Yucaipa Village MHP clubhouse
12830 Sixth St., Yucaipa

Note
An obituary was published February 27, 2014 by the Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror.

California Birth Index
Name: Charles Leeroy Chandler
Birth: 1 May 1930 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Mathis∼Charles Lee Chandler, 83, died Feb. 12, 2014.
He was born May 1, 1930.
He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and served on active duty as a flight mechanic and bringing the wounded out of Korea.
The Long Beach airport was his first civilian job until he started the Lakewood Shopping Center Patrol Service employing service buddies. He studied criminology at the Long Beach State College and taught classes. He became the first chief of police and met with other colleges and Governor Reagan during the riots along with on TV newscasts.
After suffering a heart attack, he settled in Satsuma, Florida where be built The Hermits Cove Marina.
In 1986, he and his wife, Jacqueline Louise, returned to California.
After Jackie's death, he became the editor of Treasure Magazine and settled in Yucaipa. He became a writer like his brother Garth and had several books in print.
Lee gardened for two years at Yucaipa Village Mobile Home Estates where he resided and shared squash, corn, tomatoes and green beans with his friends and family. He also made cages and whatever what was needed for friends who rescued animals. He provided bird seed and greens to feed the critters along with assisting Ashley tend to the animals.
Lee got up everyday with a project and looked forward to his 84th birthday. He read a lit when he wasn't doing repairs on the mobile home he shared with his son Mike, sisters Shirle and nephew Killian. Every morning he could be seen sitting in the sunshine in the driveway. His chair will remain there to remind his friends of the chats they had.
He is survived by three sons — Michael, Patrick and Timothy Chandler; three grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister Shirle, four nephews and one niece.
His last words were "a new adventure."
Lee's funeral will be held on March 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Frances X. Cabrini Catholic Church at 12687 California St. He will receive military honors at his interment on March 4 at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside National Cemetery.
His Irish wake will be held at 4 p.m. at the Yucaipa Village MHP clubhouse at 12830 Sixth St.
Published by the Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror on February 27, 2014.