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View a eulogy for Robert Bruce Chapman, USMA '55, who passed away on March 11, 2008.

Robert Bruce Chapman

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by -w on March 18, 2008:

Colonel Robert B. Chapman (US Army, ret) of Delray Beach, FL died March 11, 2008 at age 77. He was a graduate of Wilmington, VT High School, the US Military Academy at West Point, and the University of Southern California Graduate School. He was an officer in the Army for 32 years, serving in Vietnam, Germany and the Pentagon. He attended the Command & General Staff College and the Army War College. Upon retirement, he worked at General Electric of Burlington. He was a member of the Ethan Allen Club, the Elks Lodge and Burlington Country Club in Burlington and a life member of the Delray Beach VFW, a member of Elks Lodge 1770 and the Delray Beach Golf Club. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Phyllis, daughter Jennifer Critchlow and her husband John, grandson David and granddaughter, Kelly of Northborough, MA. Special mention goes to lifelong and loyal friends, Bill and Tanya Cimonetti and Reg and Elaine Maynard.
A Memorial Service at West Point, NY will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
Lorne & Sons Funeral Home, Delray Beach, FL

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