John P. Chapin ’62

John died Jan. 18, 2019, from complications of a lengthy illness.

He came to us from the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass. He left Princeton after our freshman year.

Beginning a career as a teller with Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, he retired as a vice president after 25 years. At that point he and his wife, Jane, moved to Bucksport, Maine, where he worked as a business manager for a variety of enterprises, and Jane resumed work as a psychiatric nurse. She died in 2002.

As a self-described “class clown,” he found his true calling when he discovered the art of theater through acting classes and performance with the New Surry Theatre in Blue Hill, Maine. In 2006 he married Dindy Royster, and they subsequently appeared together in two productions. He also acted in other venues throughout the Blue Hill peninsula and beyond.

John is survived by Dindy; his four children, John Jr. and wife Diana, Pam and husband Jeff, Susan and husband Jim, and Jennifer; 10 grandchildren; stepchildren Molly and husband Daniel, and Andy and wife Brenna; and one step-grandchild. The class extends its condolences to all.