Herman A Chapman

Please accept my sincere sympathy at the loss of your Father and Grandfather. He was a very special man with a never ending smile. I always enjoyed listening to his stories of the early days of Bible League. How the Lord used an ordinary man and his family to expand His Kingdom far beyond what they could have imagined.
Employee of Bible League International

I developed a close relationship to Herm during my 3 years here at Bible League. We would go out to lunch teasing each other as to whose turn it is to pay. I had my final lunch with Herm only a few days before he passed. He told me it was his turn and he wanted to start the New Year off right! I will miss him deeply but know we will meet again one day in heaven. Then it will be my turn to pay!

CFO Bible League International

To the Chapman Family -- Please accept our sincere condolences. I will miss seeing and receiving warm greetings from Herm; each time I think of him I smile and am thankful for the privilege of knowing him. Our father recalls playing baseball with Herm as a young boy in Roseland -- the memories are all fond and the smiles will continue. We are most especially blessed by his testimony and witness to Redemption and Salvation in Christ. Countless lives will continue to be affected by that witness! We celebrate his life and his permanent residence in glory. –-Deanna, on behalf of the Van Swol family.

I will never forget when we launched the Easy-to-Read Spanish NT in Mexico City in 2001. In a full stadium, I watch this 'old guy' grab one of the flags and race around the stadium with passion and joy for what God was going to do with this new translation. I asked, "Who is that guy running around like a crazy man?!" "Oh, that's Herm, son of the founder." Yes, he was crazy--for Christ. May we all be as Christ-like.

I will miss seeing Herm here smiling, telling a joke and just spreading joy around this building. Remembering the Chapman family in my prayers that God will provide comfort and peace as you mourn the loss of your Dad and Grandfather.
Employee of Bible League International