Walter I. Chapman

Walter I. "Buck" Chapman, Jr., 89, of Charleston, SC and Summerton, SC passed away on April 11, 2011. He was in the presence of family and the care and comfort of Hospice. Walter was born June 14, 1921 in Charleston, SC to his parents Walter I. Chapman, Sr. and Sarah Mood Chapman. Upon Graduating from Charleston High School in 1939, Walter entered the United States Coast Guard where he served his country honorably during World War II, and received the Distinguished Service Cross. Upon his return to Charleston, Walter took over the family business of W. I. Chapman and Sons, plumbing and heating, where he served as president for over forty years. Walter was the first mayor of the Isle of Palms as well as one of the first full time residents. He also served as president of the Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce. Walter was appointed director of Dept. of Energy and Transportation by former governor James B. Edwards. He was a proud life long member of the Hibernian Society in Charleston. He is survived by his two daughters, Gigi Chapman and Sally C. Rosenlieb and her husband, Ed, and one son, Walter I. Chapman III. There are three grandchildren, Sage Twilley and her husband Michael, Walter Chapman IV and his wife, Adriana and BJ Guido and his wife, Belinda. Walter had one great grandson, Jackson G. Twilley. He is also survived by one brother James Chapman and three sisters, Thelma Hickman, Sarah Drayton, and Betty Hughes along with many nieces and nephews. The family would like to honor his devotion to education by requesting donations to the Hibernian Scholarship Fund in Charleston, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Walter I. "Buck" Chapman, Jr. are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 15, 2011, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. Interment, St. Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening between 5:00 and 7:00 PM at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home,1620 Savannah Hwy. Please make memorial contributions to the Hibernian Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 134, Charleston, SC 29402. His Guestbook may be signed at www.jamesamcalister.com Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER FUNERALS & CREMATION. 766-1365.