OBIT: Donald Allan CHAPMAN, 2007, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  CHAPMAN, Donald Allan  04/06/07   Daily American
  
     Donald Allan Chapman, 74, Somerset, died April 4, 2007, at Somerset Hospital.
  Born Jan. 9, 1933, in Clarksboro, N.J., son of William and Wealthy Chapman.
  Preceded in death by parents; infant son, Carl; brothers, Phillip, Douglas and Henry; and
  sisters, Mary, Martha and Lizzie. Survived by wife, of nearly 20 years, the former Jane
  Williamson; and children, Georgette, married to Peter Phillips, Wynnewood; Berkeley, at
  home; and Anthony, Pittsburgh; and grandson Colin Poindexter; brother, William, Mount
  Royal, N.J.; sisters, Lula Carr and Dorothy Chapman, both of Philadelphia; and Alice
  Cartham, Paulsboro, N.J.; also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He was
  raised in Mount Royal, N.J., where he graduated from Swedesboro High School. He then
  graduated from Morgan State University, Baltimore, on a full football scholarship. After
  serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, he moved to Somerset in 1957. He
  retired as director of social services with the Somerset County Assistance Office. A
  former Somerset County Jury Commissioner and Somerset Borough Councilman. Owner/operator
  of Chapman Personnel Agency and Maid for Everyone Cleaning Service. He later operated
  Omega Coins in Somerset. A secretary of Somerset County Coin Club. Served on the Somerset
  Borough Civil Service commission. Member of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Somerset, and
  the Drug and Alcohol Commissions Task Force. He served in all offices of the Somerset
  Kiwanis Club and was lieutenant governor for District 10. He was an avid sports fan and
  devoted 20 years of service as a PIAA official, where he was a referee for basketball and
  football games. He especially loved all things Notre Dame, listening to doo-wop and jazz
  music and flower gardening. He was a devoted husband and father. A memorial service will
  be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Somerset. The Rev. Keith Fink
  officiating. Arrangements by Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Davidsville. In
  lieu of flowers, donations in Don's memory may be given to St. Paul's Presbyterian
  Church, P.O. Box 261, Somerset, PA 15501.