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Charles “Chuck” Stuart Smallhouse, 83, passed away on May 22, 2015.
Chuck was a 4th generation Tucsonan and the oldest son of Kingston and Margaret Smallhouse. He was born Jan. 22, 1932. His early years were spent on the family’s Carlink Ranch in Redington, AZ. He studied in a one-room ranch school until the family moved into Tucson, and finished school at Mansfeld and Tucson High. He graduated from the University of Denver and became an engineer at Ford Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his worked centered on satellite communications. He was a Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserve and frequently assigned to the Pentagon.
In 1994 he and his wife, Nancy, retired to Oracle.
A lifelong hobby was Ham radio operations and he had a worldwide network of friends with whom he communicated. He was an avid skier and achieved the highest rating as an international technical delegate for the International Ski Federation.
He served on the Oracle Fire Board and Citizens Emergency Response Team, and was active in the Arizona State Parks Off Highway User Group.
Chuck was preceded in death by his younger brother John, and survived by his wife of over 60 years, Nancy; sons, David (Sarah) of Tucson, Daniel (Cathy) of Sacramento, and Mark (Tammy) of Reno; grandchildren, Thomas, Laura, Matthew, Megan, Misty and Amber; and six6 great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mary Smallhouse of Redington; niece, Elizabeth Gay (Lowery) of Scottsdale; and nephew, Andrew Smallhouse (Stefanie) of Redington.
A memorial will be held at 4 p.m. June 13 at the Oracle Union Church. The family requests that in lieu of flowers to consider a gift to the Arizona Cancer Center.
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