Joseph Chapline

1955 - 2024

Joseph Thaddeus Chapline, 68, of Frederick, MD, and Baltimore, MD, passed away after a lengthy illness on May 19, 2024, in his hometown. He was born on December 25, 1955, in Frederick, MD, to the late Rosemary Reynolds Chapline and George Markell Chapline, Jr. Joseph was a graduate of Governor Thomas Johnson High School (where he was President of his Junior class in 1972) and Pennsylvania State University, where he received a Masters degree in Art. He spent his career as a graphic designer for both print and digital media. For many years he designed and maintained the commuter website for Arlington County, VA.

Joe was known for his generosity, his kindness and his sense of humor, as well as his artistic creativity. In his free time, Joe enjoyed making art, biking everywhere and planning long distance bike adventures, fishing, cooking, listening to music, playing guitar (and buying guitars) and following the exploits of his feline companions. He was a lover of beer and baseball, preferably at the same time. He was a big fan of the Ravens and an Orioles Superfan. He also took pleasure in working on the houses he lived in and renovated in Fredericksburg, VA and Baltimore, MD, and hosting epic Thanksgiving dinners and backyard BBQs for family, friends, and neighbors.

Joe will be dearly missed by his surviving siblings, George Markell Chapline, William David Chapline, Mary Christine Chapline, Jeffery Thomas Chapline, Thomas Augustus Chapline, James Barton Chapline, John Michael Chapline, Cynthia Ann Chapline, and Katherine Elizabeth Chapline Trott, and his 13 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Susan Reynolds Chapline Pitts; and his niece, Erin Fumiko Sato.

The family would like to thank the staff of Heartfields Assisted Living at Frederick for their care of Joe during his last months. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. May he rest in peace.

Joseph Chapline