John Ward Chapman ’38

WE LOST a brave and cheerful classmate when Jack (Sparrow) Chapman died Mar. 26, 1990 of heart failure, after several years of operations for cancer. He never complained about his many problems and always had an optimistic outlook. He was ever fun to be with and had a ball at our 50th,

A psychology major, he belonged to Colonial, was chorus leader in Triangle, and coxswain on 150lb. crews, with a major letter junior year. After a year at Penn law and another in business, he joined the Army, ending in the Air Corps, where he earned the Legion of Merit and two Distinguished Flying Crosses, flying "The Hump" and fighting the Japanese. He stayed in the service, becoming full colonel in 1953, and serving in Asia and Europe. His last assignment was in command of the 2,000 Air Force R.O.T.C. cadets at the Univ. of Arizona. He retired in 1967 and moved to the San Diego area where he spent 10 years in residential real estate, until health problems caught up with him. This didn't keep him from volunteer work at hospitals. Sparrow is survived by his dear widow, Anne; a son, John S.; and a daughter, Barbara Woods. Their great loss is shared by his classmates.

The Class of 1938