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Richard Chapman
In Memory of
Richard Alan
Chapman
1930 - 2015
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Obituary for Richard Alan Chapman

CHAPMAN, RICHARD “DICK”
Age 84 of St. Michael. Preceded in death by wife, Barbara. Survived by children: Connie, Candie, Timothy (Tammy) & Michael (Julie); grandchildren: Rhea (Grant), Trevers (Laura), Jesse (Rebecca), Nicholas, Joshua (Tasha), Justin, Andrew (Fianceé Jessica); 9 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; brother, Stan; nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. Dick was a professional journalist, a writer of Cedric Adams newscasts, an outdoorsman, a commercial spokesman, all on WCCO Radio, for 36 years. When Dick turned off the microphone after his last newscast in 1993, he had been on the air for half the life of the station. Nominated to the Pavek Museum Hall of Fame. Creator, on the night of May 6, 1965, of the way to use radio to not report tornadoes after the fact, but warn listeners in the path of the storm to take cover. A Celebration of Dick’s life will be held at KOZLAK-RADULOVICH MAPLE GROVE CHAPEL (13745 Reimer Dr.) Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 2-5 PM with a Time of Remembrance at 4 PM. Memorials preferred to North Metro Muskies, Inc (19005 Butternut St. NW, Oak Grove, MN 55011) or to the Barbara Beerhalter Chapman Scholarship Fund c/o UM Foundation Fund 20510 - PO Box 860266, Minneapolis, MN 55486.
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