Raymond Kirklin Egger

1932 - 2007  (74 years)

• Name	Raymond Kirklin Egger
  Nickname	Chuck
  Born	16 Sep 1932	Colorado, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 May 2007	Colorado, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I78768	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Frederick Reef Egger,   b. 14 Nov 1892, Colorado, USA ,   d. 5 Jan 1935, Colorado, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Stowers,   b. 27 Nov 1903, Colorado, USA ,   d. 0Mar 1987, Colorado, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F35701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donna Dillon
  Married	14 Dec 1951
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F35702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Raymond Kirklin 'Chuck' Egger (6/1/2007) Ignacio resident Raymond Kirklin Egger died at Mercy Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, May 30, 2007. He was 74. The cause of death was undetermined. Known as "Chuck," he was born to Reef and Gertrude Stowers Egger in Pagosa Springs on Sept. 16, 1932. He came from a newspaper family. His grandfather, Daniel Egger, had been the publisher of the Bayfield Blade (now the Pine River Times), his father published the Pagosa Sun and his Uncle Raymond Egger ran the Ignacio Chieftain. Mr. Egger was raised in Aztec by his grandmother Mary Mackmin. In 1949, he moved to Durango, where he graduated from Durango High School in 1950. He met Donna Dillon while attending DHS, and the couple married in Aztec on Dec. 14, 1951. In his early days, Mr. Egger drove a truck before going into business. He worked for the La Plata County Assessor's Office and owned a Mobil station in Durango and the Laundromat and liquor store in Ignacio. He retired as the supervisor of purchasing and inventory for Durango School District 9-R. Mr. Egger was active in the community. He held several offices in the Durango Jaycees (including being one of the original whistlers) and served on the original Navajo Trails Fiesta committee, where he was the parade chairman for 10 years. Mr. Egger was also active in the former Ignacio Lions Club and was a member of the Mount Allison Grange and the Durango Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 507. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and horseback riding. He also enjoyed bowling. Mr. Egger is survived by his wife of 55 years, Donna Egger, of Ignacio; sons Charlie Egger of Allison, Don Egger of Bloomfield, N.M., and Bob Egger and Ken Egger, both of Durango; brother Reef Egger of Mesa, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007, at St. Columba Catholic Church. The Rev. James Koenigsfeld will officiate. A reception will follow the service at the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority Station No. 1 in Bodo Park, which is located at 142 Sheppard Drive. Cremation will occur, and the ashes will be buried at Crestview Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.