Haverhill: Thomas R. Chapman, Jr. 72 a resident of Haverhill all of his life, died at his home peacefully, on Monday, June 17, 2024.

Born and raised in Haverhill, son of the late Thomas R. and Mae (Burke) Chapman, he was a e member of Saint James High School Class of 1969.  He went on to receive his Bachelor of Science Degree from the College of Saint Anselm and later his Master's Degree in Accounting from Bentley University.

Tom worked as an accountant for a Boston Company but most of his work life was dedicated to Lawrence General Hospital. Working first as an orderly in the Operating Room, he had a forty-year career as a Respiratory Therapist before retiring.

Tom had an eclectic abundance of interests in his life, history being his favorite. He could recall factual information on subjects ranging from politics, American, British, ancient and medieval history, psychology and baseball, as well as obscure subjects such as old movies, early television programs, commercials and musicals of the 1940's. He possessed a unique sense of humor and enjoyed cooking and following the Patriots and the Red Sox. He depended on his Kindle to maintain his voracious reading on all subjects including novels, and true to his Massachusetts roots, considered politics a contact sport!

Predeceased in 2019 by his loving wife, Diane (Fournier) Chapman, and by his son Benjamin T. Chapman in 2007, he will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his son, William O. Chapman of Haverhill, three sisters, Pat Wagner and her husband Warren of Haverhill, Judy Thorne and her husband Billy of Slidell, Louisiana, and Terri Hersee and her husband, Kurt of Litchfield, NH; his sister-in-law, Debbie Picard, his brothers-in-law, Michael Fournier, Joseph Fournier and  James Fournier, many nieces and nephews and a close group of friends co-workers from Lawrence General Hospital. He was also predeceased by his brother Theodore "Ted" Chapman and brother-in-law Normand P. Fournier

Relatives and friends are invited to gather and pay respects from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m.  on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, NH. A Funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. in All Saints Church, Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill, MA. To send a message of condolence or to share a cherished memory with his family,  please visit:www.brooksidechapelfh.com