SALISBURY - Mark D. Chamberlin, 51, of Loverin Hill Road, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen after a six-and-a-half year courageous battle with ALS disease.

Mark was born Aug. 17, 1956, in New London, the son of David C. Chamberlin and Joy A. (Sanborn) Chamberlin. He grew up in Salisbury and attended Merrimack Valley High School and Plymouth State University.

He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps and was an over 20-year member of the Salisbury Fire Department.

He was a former Franklin area rural mail carrier and in recent years, was a real estate salesman for various local real estate agencies.

Mark enjoyed hunting, hiking, mining and gardening. He had hiked the Appalachian Trail years ago, where he photographed landscapes and nature scenes. This developed into a love for photography and nature. A display of his photos was recently featured in the lobby of the Merrimack County Nursing Home and in a Concord Monitor article.

He is survived by his life partner, Debra Rattee of Loudon; two brothers, William C. Chamberlin of East Andover and Matthew S. 'Sam' Chamberlin of Salisbury; three sisters, Mollye A. Gauer of Helena, Mont., Melissa K. Cheney of Andover and Meriellen E. Joga of Castlerock, Colo.; and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be held tomorrow from 4 to 7 p.m. at the H.L. Young and Co. Memorial Home, 175 S. Main St. in Franklin.

Graveside services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family at Mills Cemetery, Salisbury.

Memorial donations may be made to the Salisbury Fire Department, Salisbury, 03268