Alan Craig Chapman, 66, was born on November 29, 1950 to Thomas Wayne and Josephine Chapman in Painesville, Ohio. He passed away on December 26, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. He was a 1970 graduate of Riverside High School and lived and worked in the area most of his life. Al also resided in Phoenix, Arizona and last lived in southeast Texas. Al was a master carpenter and took great pride in making things beautiful. He was happiest and most fulfilled while on the back of his Harley Davidson. He would have said, “If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.”
Al was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved son, Timothy Wayne Chapman. He is survived by his daughter-in-love, Michelle Chapman and granddaughter, Clarisse Chapman; sisters: Barbara Martin, Cynthia Humar and Wanda Lane and brother-in-law, John Lane. There are also multiple nieces, nephews, cousins and greats.
A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2017, from 3:00-6:00 p.m., with a memorial service at 4:00p.m., at the Unionville Community Hall, 7830 West St, Madison, OH 44057.
In lieu of flowers, all memorial contributions can be made to his admired charity Fishers of Men, c/o 173 Bunns Bluff Road, Vidor, Texas 77662.