Bob Chapman
(17 AUG 1930, 11 MAR 2008)
Bob Chapman Eulogies
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Bob Chapman, Jack Doyle, Lou Tebodo (50th, MAY 2005)
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Sitting: Mary Fran Bottoms, Harriet Phillips, Joyce Hargrove, Betty McDonald
Standing: Phyllis and Bob Chapman, Bill Bottoms, Tom Phillips, Dick Hargrove, Robert Stoeckel (50th, MAY 2005)
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Bottoms, Mary Fran Bottoms, Chapman, John Miller
Ruth Miller, Sheila Wing, Phyllis Chapman (50th, MAY 2005)
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Betty McDonald, Phyllis Chapman and Bob Chapman (50th, MAY 2005)
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Row 1: Emanuela Spadoni-our Mama Mia and Grand Circle's Tour Guide
Row 2: Gale/Paul Antell, Donna Ludwig, Sue Taylor, Tatyana Sigal, Mary Gallion, Angie Fikaras,
Greta Masson, Mary Monahan, Lo Dienst, Marlowe Viney, Pat Strati, Margit Singer, Pat Vitty
Row 3: Georgiann Regnier, Trudy Lichtenberg, Anna Bates, Bob Chapman, Bill Taylor
Mike Stevenson, Pete Fikaris, Dan Ludwig, Barbara Johnson, Carla Hilbert, Val/Al Bundren
Bob Strati, Carol Qually, Phyllis Chapman, Val Schroeter, Dorothy Kane
Row 4: Dick Regnier, Danny Dienst, Rod Vitty, Diane/Phil Enslow, Andy Johnson
Don Hilbert, Kelly Lichtenberg, Jim Kane, Lloyd Qually
Italy Trip (JUN 2004)
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Closer Look
Italy Trip (JUN 2004)
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Closer Look II
Italy Trip (JUN 2004)
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Front row: Bob Strati, Rod Vitty, Marlowe Viney, Pat Strati, Margit Singer, Lloyd Qually
2nd row: Emanuela (The Guide), Tatyana Sigal, Dick Regnier, Georgiann Regnier
Laura (hostess), Bob Chapman, Phyllis Chapman (hiding), Carol Qually, Val Bundren
3rd row: Don Hilbert, Carla Hilbert, Pat Vitty, Al Bundren, Dianne Enslow,
Phil Enslow, Jim Kane, Dorothy Kane (hiding).
Italy Trip (JUN 2004)
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| Row 10: Bergen, Cathey, Chapman, Gamble, Todd Graham, Don Smith, ?, Polly, McCloskey, Row 9: Blitch, Secord, Jim Ryan, Wing ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Row 8: ?, ?, ?, Matuszak, Wayne Smith, ?, Fleeger, Lynn, Joe Franklin, Charlie Johnson, Gunderson, Row 7: Regnier, ?, Reed Stone, Herren, Weaver, Matteson, Hayes, ?, Enslow, Cliff Jones, ?, ?, Reid, Feagin, Row 6: Wargowsky, Lichtenberg, Sanderson, Baker, Dienst, McCullough, Schick, Ludwig, Soper, Bean, Shideler, Lenio, Pirkey, Row 5: Goldstein, Fralen, Le Cates, Meisenheimer, Wheeler, Horst, Whittaker ?, Cardillo, Page, Newton, Prater, Lucas, Row 4: ?, Sloan, Traut, Rich Miller, Hoeferkamp, Heye, ?, ?, West, Bill Graham, Row 3: Andrews, Perkins, Gay, Pace, Olvey, Strati, Dugan, Jackson, Whtitaker ?, Ralph Henry, Gallup, Murray, Ewing, Fikaris, Row 2: Hornbarger, Al Edwards, Robinson, ?, Thorsen, Dickson, Vitty, Tom Phillips, Bill Anderson, Giddings, Jacobs, Dryer, Row 1: Bazilwich, Samos, Wray, Trobaugh, Brokenshire, Bossert, Hagedorn, Walton, Poirier, Hasbrouck, LaFrenz, Nourse, Malooley |
(25th Reunion MAY 1980)
Larger Size
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C - 2
1st Row: Woerner, McCrillis, Lowry, John Miller, Wing, McDonald, Nieves-Rivera
2nd Row: Chapman, Lovell (CO), Ralph Henry, Hodges, Hargrove
3rd Row: Bottoms, Gilpin, Warren Jones, Tom Phillips, Stoeckel
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Bob "Chappie" Chapman
USMA Prep School (1950)
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AOG was notified by the Armed Forces Services Association (Army Air Force Mutual Aid, Survivor Assistance) this morning of the death of our classmate Bob Chapman. Early notice was provided to the class via email. Further details as known to AFSC and the Funeral Director, Lorne & Sons, Del Ray Beach, FL, 561-276-4161 are as follows: Bob passed away in Del Ray Beach on (11 MARch 2008), from pulmonary fibrosis. His memorial service will be held at the Old Cadet Chapel in the Cemetery at West Point, 1:30PM, Friday, April 25, 2008), with inurnment following in the Columbarium of the Chapel. USMA Memorial Affairs office, Mr. Dan Landot, 561-276-4161, will be handling arrangements at West Point and Charlie Johnson and Kelly Lichtenberg will also assist as needed. Bob's wife, Phyllis, is overseeing arrangements and remains in Del Ray Beach at the present time. Her address is 220 MacFarlane Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33483. Phone number is 561-272-4128. Close friends and classmates (MAY use their discretion in calling to express condolences. Phil Enslow, 404-325-2562, has volunteered to serve as the Local Classmate Assistant (LCA) and he and Dianne plan to travel to West Point for the Memorial Service. Would ask that Bill Streett notify the AOG to enter Bob Chapman's name in the Memory Book and stand by to provide the class wreath or memorial gift subject to the family's wishes. Phil will determine from Phyllis which option the family would prefer. Further information on details for the memorial service and interment will be provided by Phil Enslow and posted on the class nets. We render our deepest condolences to the family and (MAY our classmate Bob Chapman forever rest in peace. Grip Hands, CARL Carl H. McNair, Jr. President Class of 1955) (18 MAR 2008) Colonel Robert B. Chapman (US Army, ret) of Delray Beach, FL died March 11, 2008) at age 77. He was a graduate of Wilmington, VT High School, the US Military Academy at West Point, and the University of Southern California Graduate School. He was an officer in the Army for 32 years, serving in Vietnam, Germany and the Pentagon. He attended the Command & General Staff College and the Army War College. Upon retirement, he worked at General Electric of Burlington. He was a member of the Ethan Allen Club, the Elks Lodge and Burlington Country Club in Burlington and a life member of the Delray Beach VFW, a member of Elks Lodge 1770 and the Delray Beach Golf Club. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Phyllis, daughter Jennifer Critchlow and her husband John, grandson David and granddaughter, Kelly of Northborough, MA. Special mention goes to lifelong and loyal friends, Bill and Tanya Cimonetti and Reg and Elaine Maynard. A Memorial Service at West Point, NY will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions (MAY be made to the American Lung Association. Lorne & Sons Funeral Home, Delray Beach, FL (18 MAR 2008) (MAY the Good Lord Bless and Keep you, Robert. My closest association with you was not as a cadet but when we reported in to the Department of Earth, Space and Graphic Sciences together in June 1962). You were coming out of Southern Cal and I was reporting in from the U of Arizona. You had studied Aerospace Engineering at USC but you quickly, with your inquisitive mind, became an expert in Geomorphology; you became the Academy expert on the science of land forms and the book you authored and over which you labored for a full year, "The West Point Atlas of Landforms", became a best-seller in the field. You were a superb instructor, not only in Physical Geology, but in Astronomy-Astronautics. When we left West Point in the summer of 1965), we both headed to FA Career Course at Ft. Sill. We finished the Ft. Bliss portion of that course in February with orders in our pockets to go the Bragg for the Military Assistance Training Advisor (MATA) Course and then we both left for Vietnam in (MAY 1966) ... and we both were sent to CGSC at Leavenworth on our return. Leavenworth was where our paths parted, probably because you were tired of carrying me for all those years. You headed for the Pentagon to work for Dr. Allen Einthoven as one of the early stars in ORSA where you again distinguished yourself as one of the Army's brightest intellectual stars. Through all the years we served in the Army, I always thought you were one of the smartest, most innovative soldiers I had ever met. You could take a problem apart, put it back together in a sequence of logical steps for resolution better than anyone I have ever seen. Your lovely wife, Phyllis, was a leader among the class wives while we were at West Point, and your daughter, Jennifer, was a great friend of my daughter at both West Point and Fort Sill. Rest in Peace, Bob, and thank you for your faithful friendship. And be sure to check in with your old golfing hero, Julie Boros, when you get some free time. James E. Drummond March 18, 2008) Robert B. Chapman, "Chappie," was laid to rest Friday, April 25, 2008) the Cemetery at West Point on a beautiful sunny afternoon. There was a service in the Old Cadet Chapel followed by a service outside near the Molly Corbin Monument for the interment which ended in the Columbarium under the Chapel. The service was followed by a reception at the Thayer to end a very nice affair.The class was represented by Donna and Dan Ludwig and Dianne and I. Bob and Phyllis' families were well represented by Jennie, her husband and two grandchildren. There were a large number of cousins, etc. from Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticutt, Maryland, and North Caroliona. Respectfully submitted Philip Enslow (5 MAY 2008) |
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