JAMES CROSSAN CHAPLIN IV

1933 - 2019

JAMES CROSSAN CHAPLIN IV obituary, 1933-2019, Sewickley, PA

JAMES CROSSAN CHAPLIN IV

1933 - 2019

BORN

1933

DIED

2019

JAMES CHAPLIN Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Sep. 1 to Sep. 26, 2019.
CHAPLIN IV JAMES CROSSAN

Jim passed away peacefully on August 24, age 86, his wife, Nancy Scarton Chaplin holding his hand. Born on March 20, 1933, to the late James Crossan Chaplin III and Gretchen Magdalen Brown Chaplin, Jim was a lifelong resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Jim was an investment professional, community leader, oenophile and fierce Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He graduated from Princeton University in 1955 and served his country on the DEW line in the Arctic Circle as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1959. Devoted to his hometown, Jim served on the boards and as an officer of the old Sewickley Post Office Corp., the Sewickley Cemetery, and the Leet Township Municipal Authority. His life was enriched by music, books, travel, friends, family and a long line of very good dogs, including Percy, Zorro, Moose, Muscles, Farley and Tupper. Jim was preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Jennings Chaplin; his former wife, Carol Cushing Chaplin; and his sisters, Joan Chaplin Waters and Gail Chaplin Barry. In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by his sister, Sandra Chaplin McCarthy and her husband, Dennis; son, William Craig Chaplin II; grandson, James Hepburn Chaplin; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Preston Mullaugh; stepchildren, Bruce and Nancy Rankin and their children, Foster, Charlie, Ben and Will, and Gordon and Kelly Rankin; nieces, nephews, and his former wife, Tinker Chaplin Whitaker. A Celebration of Jim's life will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Allegheny Country Club at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, followed by a reception. Donations may be made in Jim's memory to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Sewickley Public Library, or the Sewickley Cemetery Foundation. Arrangements by COPELAND'S OF SEWICKLEY.

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Erik Wagner

April 20, 2020

A very fine man. Though I didn't know him well, it was a pleasure knowing Jim Chaplin.

Wherever there were music and the arts, Jim could be found.

Charlotte & Henry Beukema

September 3, 2019

We were sad to read of Jim's passing. He will be missed.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

September 1, 2019

Our hearts go out to the family at this sorrowful time.

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