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Robert Chapman Obituary
May 30, 1932 - December 9, 2024
Robert Edwin Chapman, of Normal, passed away peacefully at his home on December 9, 2024. He was born on May 30, 1932, in Newcomerstown, Ohio, to Bernard and Helen Chapman.
Robert attended school in Newcomerstown before pursuing higher education in Alliance, Ohio. After graduating from college, he enlisted in the Army, serving for four years. Upon completing his service, he returned to Ohio to study medicine at Ohio State University in Columbus. After earning his MD, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he interned at Saint Joseph Hospital. It was there that he met and married Sharon Stanfill. Together, they had three children: Brett (deceased), Tracie, and Bart.
Following his medical internship, Robert joined the Navy, and he and Sharon relocated to Florida. After four years in Key West, the Chapmans moved to Topeka, Kansas, where Robert interned at the renowned Menninger Institute of Psychiatry. Upon completing his training, the family settled in Bloomington, Illinois, where Robert and Dr. Douglas Bey began their practice in Neuropsychiatry.
Dr. Chapman served on the Board of Brokaw Hospital and practiced medicine in Normal, Illinois, for 40 years. He led numerous boards, medical and community committees, and hospital working groups, all dedicated to serving the public and the medical community. Dr. Chapman became a Diplomat of the American Forensic Psychiatry Board, and his testimony as a witness was highly respected and sought after by both state and private entities. In 1993, he earned his MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
In addition to his medical career, Dr. Chapman was a prolific stained glass artist, often donating his works to institutions, friends, and family.
Robert is survived by his daughter, Tracie, and son, Bart; granddaughters, Christi Chapman and Breanna Schoonover, both of Phoenix, and Lorielle Bliss of Gridley, Illinois; great-grandsons, Tyler, Asher, and Jamey; and great-granddaughter, Elle.
A celebration of life event will be held in the summer of 2025. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences and memories of Dr. Chapman may be left for his family at kiblerbradyruestman.com.
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John Insalata
December 17, 2024
May God Bless his entire family. As a friend of his son Brett, I remember Mr. Chapman always attending Brett's wrestling meets. He was a proud father to all three of his Children. May he rest in peace.
Thomas Ocheltree
December 16, 2024
Dear family:
I knew and loved Bob for many years. A good man dedicated to family and friends , always smiling, fun to be around.
Will miss him dearly. He´s at peace now.
Sandra Ritchie
December 15, 2024
With deepest sympathy in the loss of this wonderful psychiatrist. I felt very blessed to be in his care. Rest in Peace. Sandi Ritchie
James L. Sherer
December 15, 2024
Rest in Peace Mr. Chapman.
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