WAL Capt. George Arthur Chapman Jr.

~ IN MEMORY ~

WAL Capt. George Arthur ‘Art’ Chapman Jr.

March 12, 1924 ? ~ February 1, 2014

Notification with the passing of WAL pilot Captain George Arthur Chapman Jr..  Born/raised in the Los Angeles area, I believe Captain Chapman was nearing his 90th birthday at the time of his passing.  Captain Chapman joined Western Airlines 01-13-1953.  Per the January 1978 issue of Western’s Flight Times, he was listed as Assistant Manager-Second Officers (DC-10), Los Angeles.  I believe he spent the majority if not all of his career based LAX.  Captain Chapman had most recently resided at 7432 Donna Ave.,  Reseda, CA 91335  ...  (818) 342-1706.

The Chapman family advices us that a memorial service will be held at a later date. 

If anyone has more information to share, please let us know and we can update our blogspot at

http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/

 

Thank you,
~ Carol Faulkner, PCN death notice communicatordeath@pilotcommunication.net

   http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/

 

-------- Original message --------
From: jlebel@peoplepc.com
Date:02/01/2014 6:58 PM (GMT-08:00)
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Cc: "David L. Roberts"
Subject: Sad news

For  those who knew him:

 

One of our Western Airlines stalwarts passed away today.

 

George Arthur (Art) Chapman died peacefully at home today with his son Robert in attendance.  Art had been failing due to basic old age for the past year or so and during the past  few months, he was unable to recognize visitors.

 

Robert informs me that he plans to have some sort of remembrances celebration at their home in Reseda some time within the next month, details to be forthcoming.

 

Jim LeBel