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In Memory of
John Francis
Chapman PhD
1962 - 2015
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Stories

Generous Soul

I met John through his family. He was the younger brother with a big brother way about him. I know that he was a caring and generous soul to his family and friends. I remember during the holidays, John being very gracious and insisting that I come in...

Tony Lee
2015-04-05 14:58:06
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A good man (continued)
We knew John would have a gracious greeting, a witty and apt (but always essentially kind) non sequitur followed by an idea for a novel and out-of-the-box (yet always exactly what we wished we had the prescience to have thought of) way to do something essential...
Judy & Julian Ford
2015-04-03 15:02:07
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Mentor and friend
I met John in 1989 while he was in charge of the Wethersfield Volunteer Ambulance Association youth explorer program. I still rememeber the first night I met john. I was 15 years old at the time and was new to town. It was an open house for new explorers...
Chief Marcello DAlessandro
2015-04-02 21:24:01
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My life with John

John was introduced to me by Chip Hale, my husband at the tine, and I was in awe of John's personality, his wisdom. but more about his demeanor;love of people; his caring and concern and his meekness, while being fun loving. He was a great "...

Leslie Hale Boyd
2015-04-02 17:30:39
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Loss of an Innovator

Everyone who ever worked with John Chapman in the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch is mourning his loss.  As the former chief administrative judge for Juvenile, I worked with John for many years while he directed significant...

Judge Christine Keller
2015-04-02 11:09:12
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Thank You, John

I had the good fortune of being able to work with and learn from John early on in my career in juvenile justice. It was obvious from the moment that I met him that John cared deeply about the well-being of at-risk youth and wanted to keep improving the...

Jason Szanyi
2015-04-01 22:25:36
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John's passion for justice-involved youth

To the Chapman Family:  John was a wonderful resource and partner in The Tow Foundation's juvenile justice reform efforts since we began this work in the late 1990s.  He was one of the first to help us understand the intersect between mental...

Diane Sierpina
2015-04-01 16:01:46
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