Donald Lee Chamberlin

Donald Lee Chamberlin, age 62 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on September 24, 2007, in Markham Hospital, Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Born in Montclair, NJ, July 9, 1945, he was the son of the late Noel and Frances Cline Chamberlin.

Don moved to Flemington when he was ten. As a young boy he worked on the Cervenka Farm in Cherryville.

Don graduated from Hunterdon Central High School in 1964, where he ran track, cross country and played basketball.

He retired as a cable construction supervisor with Sprint in 2006, having been with the former New Jersey Telephone Company since 1966. Don also obtained his New Jersey real estate license after completing a course at Rutgers University.

Don was an active member in the community- he was Vice-President of ArtAttack, Inc. until 2006, worked part-time at Central Liquors for twenty-three years, was a member of the National Guard and the Flemington Presbyterian Church and participated in raising Seeing Eye puppies from Morristown, NJ.

Don was very proud of the life he built in Flemington, proud of his loving family and long-time friends whom he truly cherished.

Don is survived by his wife of fourty years, Christina Mershon Chamberlin; his three daughters, Cherie Mershon Chamberlin of Flemington, NJ, Jamie Lynn Chamberlin of Los Angeles, CA and Cory Christina Chamberlin-Cassidy of Bridgewater, NJ; three brothers, Noel Chamberlin of Dalton, GA, Larry Chamberlin of Pittstown, NJ and Kim Chamberlin of Easton, PA; and a sister, Denise Garrett of Clover, SC.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Flemington Presbyterian Church, 10 East Main Street, Flemington, NJ under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will follow in Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrenceville, NJ. There will be no calling hours. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.

In lieu of flowers, Don would want donations to The Seeing Eye, Inc., PO Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375 or to the American Foundation for Chinese Medicine, c/o Dr. George Wong, 428 East 72 Street, New York, NY 10021.