Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - August 11, 1995
Deceased Name: Eugene H. Chapman M.D.
After a courageous battle with heart disease, Dr. Eugene H. Chapman died on August 9, 1995 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was 72 years old. He was born October 29, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of David Hazel May Evans Chapman.
Dr. Chapman attended Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, under the V-12 program of the United States Navy during World War II; he graduated in 1948. He interned and completed his Surgical Residency training at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He served as an Orthopedic Surgeon, and as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War when he was stationed at Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his work.
Dr. Chapman married Marilyn Openshaw August 19, 1949, in the Salt Lake Temple.
He completed his residency at Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Washington, at Shriner's Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was appointed Chief Surgeon of Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children in New Mexico, 1956-1958.
In 1958, Dr. Chapman entered orthopedic practice in Provo, Utah in association with Nephi Kezerian, M.D. This association later became the Central Utah Orthopedic Clinic. He served as secretary of the medical staff at Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah, 1961-1963, and as Staff President in 1963. He organized the first department of Orthopedic Surgery at Utah Valley Hospital and became Chief Surgeon of that department in 1966-1969. He taught orthopedic clinics at the University of Utah Medical School, 1958-1961, and was a charter board member of the Utah Valley Care and Training Center (Child Haven) in Provo, Utah.
Dr. Chapman's research was published in an article entitled "Transfer of the Long Toe Extensions for the Imbalance of the Foot Following Poliomyelitis" in the "Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery" in September of 1959. Many children throughout the world are able to walk and run because of his surgical help with dislocated hips and club feet.
He was contracted by American Medical International to serve in a remote part of Saudi Arabia at King Fahad Hospital at Al Baha, 1983-1986, where he practiced orthopedics and taught orthopedic residents from the Middle East.
Dr. Chapman was active in several musical groups. He sang in the Utah Centennial Choir in 1947, and in the Utah Valley Opera productions of Madam Butterfly and LaTraviata. In 1960, he organized a youth singing group call The Pleasantaires. He was also a member of the Woodward Chorale and the Mendelssohn Male Chorus. Eugene was an active member of the High Priest quorum in the Pleasant View First Ward and served as a member of the East Sharon Stake Board. He also served in several ward and stake positions as music director.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, Provo and five children, Cheryl (Evrett) Benton, La Canada, California; Bruce (Ceri) Chapman, Orem; Bradley (Kris) Chapman, Spanish Fork; Bryan (Nancy) Chapman, Sandy; Gina Burningham, Spanish Fork; and foster daughter, Marjorie Dobson, Springville. Besides his children, he is survived by one brother, David Chapman and one sister, Carol Schoenhals, both of Salt Lake City. He has 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and three foster great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his foster daughter, Roberta Tso.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, 1995, 12 noon, at the Pleasant View First ward, 650 East Stadium Ave., Provo, Utah. A viewing will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center St., in Provo, on Friday, August 11, 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Pleasant View First Ward one hour prior to funeral services. Burial will be in the Lehi Cemetery with full military honors.
"Your family loves you and will miss you very much."
Deceased Name: Eugene H. Chapman M.D.
After a courageous battle with heart disease, Dr. Eugene H. Chapman died on August 9, 1995 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was 72 years old. He was born October 29, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of David Hazel May Evans Chapman.
Dr. Chapman attended Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, under the V-12 program of the United States Navy during World War II; he graduated in 1948. He interned and completed his Surgical Residency training at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He served as an Orthopedic Surgeon, and as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War when he was stationed at Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his work.
Dr. Chapman married Marilyn Openshaw August 19, 1949, in the Salt Lake Temple.
He completed his residency at Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Washington, at Shriner's Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was appointed Chief Surgeon of Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children in New Mexico, 1956-1958.
In 1958, Dr. Chapman entered orthopedic practice in Provo, Utah in association with Nephi Kezerian, M.D. This association later became the Central Utah Orthopedic Clinic. He served as secretary of the medical staff at Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah, 1961-1963, and as Staff President in 1963. He organized the first department of Orthopedic Surgery at Utah Valley Hospital and became Chief Surgeon of that department in 1966-1969. He taught orthopedic clinics at the University of Utah Medical School, 1958-1961, and was a charter board member of the Utah Valley Care and Training Center (Child Haven) in Provo, Utah.
Dr. Chapman's research was published in an article entitled "Transfer of the Long Toe Extensions for the Imbalance of the Foot Following Poliomyelitis" in the "Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery" in September of 1959. Many children throughout the world are able to walk and run because of his surgical help with dislocated hips and club feet.
He was contracted by American Medical International to serve in a remote part of Saudi Arabia at King Fahad Hospital at Al Baha, 1983-1986, where he practiced orthopedics and taught orthopedic residents from the Middle East.
Dr. Chapman was active in several musical groups. He sang in the Utah Centennial Choir in 1947, and in the Utah Valley Opera productions of Madam Butterfly and LaTraviata. In 1960, he organized a youth singing group call The Pleasantaires. He was also a member of the Woodward Chorale and the Mendelssohn Male Chorus. Eugene was an active member of the High Priest quorum in the Pleasant View First Ward and served as a member of the East Sharon Stake Board. He also served in several ward and stake positions as music director.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, Provo and five children, Cheryl (Evrett) Benton, La Canada, California; Bruce (Ceri) Chapman, Orem; Bradley (Kris) Chapman, Spanish Fork; Bryan (Nancy) Chapman, Sandy; Gina Burningham, Spanish Fork; and foster daughter, Marjorie Dobson, Springville. Besides his children, he is survived by one brother, David Chapman and one sister, Carol Schoenhals, both of Salt Lake City. He has 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and three foster great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his foster daughter, Roberta Tso.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, 1995, 12 noon, at the Pleasant View First ward, 650 East Stadium Ave., Provo, Utah. A viewing will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center St., in Provo, on Friday, August 11, 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Pleasant View First Ward one hour prior to funeral services. Burial will be in the Lehi Cemetery with full military honors.
"Your family loves you and will miss you very much."
Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - August 11, 1995
Deceased Name: Eugene H. Chapman M.D.
After a courageous battle with heart disease, Dr. Eugene H. Chapman died on August 9, 1995 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was 72 years old. He was born October 29, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of David Hazel May Evans Chapman.
Dr. Chapman attended Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, under the V-12 program of the United States Navy during World War II; he graduated in 1948. He interned and completed his Surgical Residency training at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He served as an Orthopedic Surgeon, and as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War when he was stationed at Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his work.
Dr. Chapman married Marilyn Openshaw August 19, 1949, in the Salt Lake Temple.
He completed his residency at Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Washington, at Shriner's Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was appointed Chief Surgeon of Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children in New Mexico, 1956-1958.
In 1958, Dr. Chapman entered orthopedic practice in Provo, Utah in association with Nephi Kezerian, M.D. This association later became the Central Utah Orthopedic Clinic. He served as secretary of the medical staff at Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah, 1961-1963, and as Staff President in 1963. He organized the first department of Orthopedic Surgery at Utah Valley Hospital and became Chief Surgeon of that department in 1966-1969. He taught orthopedic clinics at the University of Utah Medical School, 1958-1961, and was a charter board member of the Utah Valley Care and Training Center (Child Haven) in Provo, Utah.
Dr. Chapman's research was published in an article entitled "Transfer of the Long Toe Extensions for the Imbalance of the Foot Following Poliomyelitis" in the "Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery" in September of 1959. Many children throughout the world are able to walk and run because of his surgical help with dislocated hips and club feet.
He was contracted by American Medical International to serve in a remote part of Saudi Arabia at King Fahad Hospital at Al Baha, 1983-1986, where he practiced orthopedics and taught orthopedic residents from the Middle East.
Dr. Chapman was active in several musical groups. He sang in the Utah Centennial Choir in 1947, and in the Utah Valley Opera productions of Madam Butterfly and LaTraviata. In 1960, he organized a youth singing group call The Pleasantaires. He was also a member of the Woodward Chorale and the Mendelssohn Male Chorus. Eugene was an active member of the High Priest quorum in the Pleasant View First Ward and served as a member of the East Sharon Stake Board. He also served in several ward and stake positions as music director.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, Provo and five children, Cheryl (Evrett) Benton, La Canada, California; Bruce (Ceri) Chapman, Orem; Bradley (Kris) Chapman, Spanish Fork; Bryan (Nancy) Chapman, Sandy; Gina Burningham, Spanish Fork; and foster daughter, Marjorie Dobson, Springville. Besides his children, he is survived by one brother, David Chapman and one sister, Carol Schoenhals, both of Salt Lake City. He has 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and three foster great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his foster daughter, Roberta Tso.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, 1995, 12 noon, at the Pleasant View First ward, 650 East Stadium Ave., Provo, Utah. A viewing will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center St., in Provo, on Friday, August 11, 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Pleasant View First Ward one hour prior to funeral services. Burial will be in the Lehi Cemetery with full military honors.
"Your family loves you and will miss you very much."
Deceased Name: Eugene H. Chapman M.D.
After a courageous battle with heart disease, Dr. Eugene H. Chapman died on August 9, 1995 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was 72 years old. He was born October 29, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of David Hazel May Evans Chapman.
Dr. Chapman attended Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, under the V-12 program of the United States Navy during World War II; he graduated in 1948. He interned and completed his Surgical Residency training at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He served as an Orthopedic Surgeon, and as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War when he was stationed at Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his work.
Dr. Chapman married Marilyn Openshaw August 19, 1949, in the Salt Lake Temple.
He completed his residency at Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Washington, at Shriner's Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was appointed Chief Surgeon of Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children in New Mexico, 1956-1958.
In 1958, Dr. Chapman entered orthopedic practice in Provo, Utah in association with Nephi Kezerian, M.D. This association later became the Central Utah Orthopedic Clinic. He served as secretary of the medical staff at Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah, 1961-1963, and as Staff President in 1963. He organized the first department of Orthopedic Surgery at Utah Valley Hospital and became Chief Surgeon of that department in 1966-1969. He taught orthopedic clinics at the University of Utah Medical School, 1958-1961, and was a charter board member of the Utah Valley Care and Training Center (Child Haven) in Provo, Utah.
Dr. Chapman's research was published in an article entitled "Transfer of the Long Toe Extensions for the Imbalance of the Foot Following Poliomyelitis" in the "Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery" in September of 1959. Many children throughout the world are able to walk and run because of his surgical help with dislocated hips and club feet.
He was contracted by American Medical International to serve in a remote part of Saudi Arabia at King Fahad Hospital at Al Baha, 1983-1986, where he practiced orthopedics and taught orthopedic residents from the Middle East.
Dr. Chapman was active in several musical groups. He sang in the Utah Centennial Choir in 1947, and in the Utah Valley Opera productions of Madam Butterfly and LaTraviata. In 1960, he organized a youth singing group call The Pleasantaires. He was also a member of the Woodward Chorale and the Mendelssohn Male Chorus. Eugene was an active member of the High Priest quorum in the Pleasant View First Ward and served as a member of the East Sharon Stake Board. He also served in several ward and stake positions as music director.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, Provo and five children, Cheryl (Evrett) Benton, La Canada, California; Bruce (Ceri) Chapman, Orem; Bradley (Kris) Chapman, Spanish Fork; Bryan (Nancy) Chapman, Sandy; Gina Burningham, Spanish Fork; and foster daughter, Marjorie Dobson, Springville. Besides his children, he is survived by one brother, David Chapman and one sister, Carol Schoenhals, both of Salt Lake City. He has 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and three foster great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his foster daughter, Roberta Tso.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, 1995, 12 noon, at the Pleasant View First ward, 650 East Stadium Ave., Provo, Utah. A viewing will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center St., in Provo, on Friday, August 11, 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Pleasant View First Ward one hour prior to funeral services. Burial will be in the Lehi Cemetery with full military honors.
"Your family loves you and will miss you very much."
Bio by: Bryan Chapman
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