Paying tribute to a dear friend

 When Dave "Chambo" Chamberlin lost his fight against cancer, his golfing friends wanted to honor his memory in the most meaningful way possible.

The group took up a collection to donate a granite bench on hole 7 of the neighborhood course where they all met and played regularly--Shalimar Golf Club in Tempe.

"And we also decided to organize a tournament every year around his birthday," says Kathleen Ross, below left, with fellow event organizer Heather Frautnick. 

In April, St. Joseph's Foundation gratefully accepted a gift of nearly $4,000 raised by "Chambo's" friends to support cancer care at St. Joseph's. 

"Dave was such a giver," adds Kathleen. "He was the kind of guy that would do anything for anybody. This was a meaningful way to pay tribute to such a great guy."