RAYMOND A. CHADWICK

RAYMOND A. CHADWICK of West Brandywine Township, PA died September 9, 2011 at the age of 79. In 1947, his father, J. Martin established Chadwick Funeral Home in Ardmore. From the age of 15, he assisted his father in the firm. He earned his funeral license in 1957, becoming the owner after his father died in 1965. He mentored many apprentice funeral directors, including Rodger McKinney. In 1994, He sold the business to McKinney, renaming it Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home. He retired from the funeral industry. He was a former lieutenant governor of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association and was past president of the Montgomery County Funeral Directors Association. In 1953, he graduated from the Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia.