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Robert Chapman Obituary
Bob was a graduate of the University of Florida and worked as a District Manager for Frigidaire, a division of General Motors. He married Patricia Holden on July 23, 1955 and in the course of their marriage moved to Raleigh in 1974.
Dad was a decorated 1st Lieutenant and a Unit Commander. He served in WWII from 1943-1946 and the Korean War from 1950-1952. He received his army commission from President Harry Truman. He served in the 2nd Infantry in Korea and the 88th Infantry Division/365th Regiment in WWII. While serving his country, he was awarded 2 purple hearts, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and Croix’d of Gaurre for his brave leadership on the front line of battle. He was made in America and loved his country.
Dad enjoyed the simple pleasures of life, half & half on his cereal each morning, diet coke, a good pipe and his beloved Florida gators. For 15 years, he and mom coordinated the Meals on Wheels program at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Cary, NC.
He had a great sense of humor, was strong spirited and of high moral character. We will never forget what a wonderful man and father he was, as our lives have been touched by knowing him.
He was the most loving father to Kathleen Chapman of Charlotte, NC, Mary and husband, Bob Cardon of Raleigh, NC, Debbie and husband, Jim Litton of Charlotte, NC, and son Bob and wife, Lelia Chapman of Memphis, TN. He loved his four grandchildren: Christine Cardon, Jacob Chapman, Macy Chapman and Drew Litton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his most loving wife, Patricia Holden Chapman and two brothers, Harold F. and Fraine P. Chapman.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, December 17th at 10:00am at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, with a celebratory mass. Interment will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, December 16th, from 6:00-8:00pm at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, NC.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 7721 Six Forks Rd., #136, Raleigh, NC 27615; www.jdrftriangle.org.
Condolences may be sent through www.brownwynne.com
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christine cardon
December 16, 2009
i love you popop!!!forever and ever;)
Andrew and Michelle Hotchkiss
December 15, 2009
May God's grace bring you peace and comfort during this difficult time.
Baker Bailey
December 15, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
December 15, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
December 15, 2009
To the Chapman Family, my prayers for your Dad and for all of you. I knew your dad from church at St Mike's. Usually saw him at the 10:30 Sunday Mass. One day, several years ago, he bumped my car and really did no damage but was so kind and always sorry for what he did and insisted he give me some cash for the trouble, which he did , and he would not let me refuse to take it!! He always went out of his way to say hello to me and my family, was always kind to us and made me smile by many of his thoughts and comments. He also seemed to have quite a good memory and always called us by first name. Although I didn't know Bob beyond that , what I admired about him was that he seemed strong in his faith and "stubborn" in a good way in regards to what he believed was Right and Good! I am not surprised he was a decorated military man who served our great country. I thank him and all of you for that and respect him deeply for his service. God Bless you all and my prayers continue for Bob and all of you. He's praying for all of us now and at Peace with Christ and all the Saints!
Blessings to you all
In Christ
Greg Grazen and the Grazen Family(Amy, Jessica, Ben and Jack)
Steve Cardon
December 15, 2009
Bob,
When I heard you were really bad off around Thankgiving, I wanted to send you a card to say this, but with most good intentions...tomorrow never comes. So I'll say it here.
You had a 1985 Caprice Classic parked in your carport that you were not driving. I asked you for over a year to sell me that car, but you always politiely refused. Then one day out of the blue, you called and asked "when was I going to come and get the car?" I said "how much do you want for it?" Your reply was "I didn't ask for money...I asked when you was going to come get the car?" I finally convinced you to at least let me pay for the new tires and battery that you had just put in the car. As it turned out, my family got many dependable miles out of that car driving back and forth between Maryland and NC.
So I just wanted to say..."Thank you Bob for your act of kindness." I will always remember that.
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