SAXON KIM CHAPIN

Kim and I worked at the Bay City Times while both of us were in high school.We graduated together in 1960, but I lost track of him. I am pleased he continued his work in the Fourth Estate.It was my dream, but women were assigned the society page which wrote about details of lace on wedding dresses and the flowers carried by the bride.Kim wrote about what he loved and it sounds like he did indeed have a rich life. -30- Jackie Davis Nielsen

Dearest Anne,

Quite by accident, I just stumbled upon Kim's obituary. How can I possibly measure the depth of my sorrow and helplessness, For ten years you and Kim were anchors in my life, the kindest and most generous and gracious friends and, all these years later, despite the long silence, an always-present, joyful memory. People like Kim can never leave us entirely. The many times I was fortunate enough to spend with you both are today brighter and more cherished than...

Dear Ann:
I was struggling to find your address for a Christmas card. And Kim's death crowded out the world. Let me start out my beginning: This lean, quiet guy slips into the Journal Sports Dept. on the 4th floor. All we knew: a Vanderbilt man. That quietness had to be over-confidence.

We had a wicked cure. Asher, the Prep Editor, sends him to interview Prep basketball coach Ozzie Wadowitz (sp). He was the most dreaded interview in Georgia, never used two words when one...

My condelences to you, Roberta.

I babysat for the Chapin "kids" many, many years ago. Always enjoyed the family.

Unfortunately, I only learned of Kim's death today, ironically, when reading my Sport's Illustrated. He was a good friend of so many of us "soccer parents" who spent a lot of quality time together over the years. Danette and I just saw him a couple weeks ago at the local pub so obviously we were absolutely floored when I read the article and realized that it really was "our" Kim Chapin they were talking about. We can only echo what everyone else has said about the guy. Such a kind and sweet...

I finally had the strength to read these lovely postings this morning. Bless you all for the sweet remembrances that captured a kind man with a generous generous spirit, a devoted husband and a man who, despite being unsure about it all, fell naturally into the role of father --and whose exemplary soul lives on in two beautiful sons. His life was too short, but oh so fully lived.

ANNE AND FAMILY:WE(B.C. CENTRAL'60)SHARE YOUR LOSS....,'LO SADLY WE BRIEFLY KNEW KIM.

Anne, Alex, and Nick,
I am thinking of you and am so sorry for your loss. Kim was one very special person, and I am grateful to have known him.
Rennae Ross