Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Chandler, Webster Monroe, Jr. July 14, 2012
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Virginian-Pilot July 16, 2012
 Norfolk - Webster Monroe Chandler Jr., a native and lifelong resident of 
Norfolk, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 14, 2012. He is survived by his wife 
of sixty-four years, Nancy Outland Chandler, who was his lifelong sweetheart. He 
was born on July 26, 1924, and was the son of the late Dr. Webster Monroe 
Chandler and the late Helen Deal Chandler. He was preceded in death by his 
brother, Richard Deal Chandler, his sister, Nancy Fairfax Chandler, and his son, 
William Outland Chandler. An honor graduate of Maury High School in 1942, 
Webster (Web) enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), but was called 
to serve his country as a U.S. Army Officer in World War II. After his military 
duty, he returned to VMI. Web and Nancy were married in 1948, and he earned his 
degree in electrical engineering in 1949. Web was awarded the Jackson Hope Medal 
for the highest overall academic record in the three classes graduated from VMI 
in 1949. In 1950, the Chandlers went to Cambridge, MA, where Web earned a 
Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
(MIT). He returned to VMI and taught for two years, but in 1952, his country 
called again. He served in the U.S. Signal Corps, and eventually was deployed to 
the Korean War. Back home in Norfolk, Web turned his attention to his 
engineering career and his community. He founded his own company, Webster M. 
Chandler, Consulting Engineers PC., which was still in business at the time of 
his death. Many people in Norfolk benefited from Web’s love of electrical 
engineering, and in 1979, he was named Engineer of the Year of the Tidewater 
Chapter of the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers. He loved solving 
problems and focused on accidents and casualties both on land and on sea, which 
he continued throughout his long and rich life. Web was a member, former 
vestryman and Senior Warden of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. He 
held many leadership roles in the Episcopal Church, including service as a 
Delegate to the General Convention for several years. Web was Past President of 
the Norfolk Rotary Club and Past President of the Virginia Society of 
Professional Engineers. He served as Past Chairman of the Tidewater Chapter of 
the American Red Cross and was a Past Member of the Regional Advisory Committee 
of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Old Dominion University. He was 
Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Norfolk Public Library System, 
Past Chairman and Current Member of the City of Norfolk Board of Zoning Appeals, 
and an active member of the Folly Creek Corporation, Cedar Island. He also 
served on the Advisory Board of The Chrysler Museum. Web’s greatest joy came 
from his large and loving family. In addition to his wife, Nancy, he is survived 
by his daughter, Nancy Deal Chandler and her husband, Paul Pomplun of Inverness, 
IL; his son, Webster Monroe Chandler III and his wife, Lisa Smith Chandler of 
Norfolk, VA; and his son, John Maddox Chandler and his wife, Charlotte Webb 
Chandler of Norfolk. He has five wonderful granddaughters, Whitney Deal Chandler 
of Norfolk, Brynn Chandler Noel of Santa Cruz, CA and her husband, Will Noel, 
and Jane Carter Chandler, Virginia Maddox Chandler, and Nancy Webb Chandler of 
Norfolk. Web is also survived by his dear brother-in-law, Grover Cleveland 
Outland Jr. and sister-in-law, Teancy Mathews Outland. He enjoyed a loving 
extended family of nieces, nephews, and close friends. This lively family with 
its ebullience and energy is a fitting legacy to Web, a man of honor, 
intelligence, integrity, and a citizen soldier. He was a GentleMan. A memorial 
service will be held in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Wednesday, 
July 18, at 11 a.m. A private interment will be held in Elmwood Cemetery. 
Memorial donations may be sent to the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd or 
Virginia Military Institute. Online condolences may be sent to the family at 
hdoliver.com. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk chapel, is handling 
arrangements. Webster Monroe Chandler, Jr., Requiescat in pace.

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