Kevin CHAPMAN Obituary

Dear Christine and family, heartfelt condolences from Mike and Lyn your old posties.We enjoyed many yarn with you both and we´re lucky to share the bounty of your garden and more, so sad to hear this news just yesterday. Thinking of you at this time

Kevin, an awesome colleague and mentor. Clever and willing to share knowledge - so appreciated. So pleased he got to have some awesome years in his dream place to live, and so so sorry all that fun has been cut short. Much love and prayers to all family and friends.

I grew up next to the Chapman family in Plympton St New Plymouth back in the 1950s until we moved away in 1963. I did see Kevin at some stage when I would return home. We shared many childhood times together playing together with his twin sister Colleen and older brother Pat, they were happy days back then. I recall the time Kevin was on a rope swing that was down in the bush behind our homes, he swung out and the rope broke with him falling onto an old stump that had spikes of wood facing upwards. I ran for help telling his mum and dad that Kevin had a cut on his face. I seemed that each summer when we would get ready to go to the local baths something would happen and Kevin would have had an injury the next being slicing his hand on an empty sardine can. I was glad to have had a great friend in Kevin although we did not see one another again when we grew up. RIP child hood friend my your journey be a great one

My sincere condolences to the Chapman family on the loss of a dear father, brother and grandfather.

Richard Andrews
Kevin started off at New Plymouth telephone exchange in 1965, and I never saw him again until I joined Clear Communications in Auckland in 1998. RIP Kevin

Bern Bateman
Worked with Kevin in ATC on the AT3 multi with Terry Richardson, RIP Kevin great memories and a great guy.

Graham Cleland
Yes good guy sad to hear

Dave Rosser
Worked with Kevin in New Plymouth and later in Airdale street RIP my friend

Brendan Rossiter
Rip Kevin.

Bob Killip
Sad to hear this news. I worked closely with Kevin for many years, from Mt Eden rotary/step through to being a part of his OSC (Operations Support Centre) team. Kevin never suffered fools and wasn't afraid to voice his opinion to management for better conditions and remuneration. His logic/software skills were such that he would often "improve" (re-compile) enterprise programs he deemed inferior. Kevin taught me so much, for which I'm forever grateful. R.I.P. Kevin.

Des Sokolich
Rest In Peace Kevin you were the most decent guy and I enjoy working with you at Nortel.

Robert Bedford
I also worked with Kevin and MOD1 & MOD2 when I was a trainee in the late 70's. A hard man to please, what you did had to be right but he was also the first to say good job when you did get it right. RIP Kevin.

Moko Solomona
I worked with Kevin installing the NEAX in Airedale St 3rd Floor. He was a good man. Extremely bright and such a good man to work with. R.I.P boss.

Jim Smith
This is indeed sad news, I also worked with Kevin on the first of the NEAX rollouts, late 80's, and then in EAS. He was an awesome person, very knowledgeable and great to work with. He helped me on many occasions. R.I.P Kevin.

Kevin Isemonger
Good grief - I worked with Kevin for many years on the NEAX Rollout through the late 1980s - early 1990s.

Edgar Russell
Sad indeed .. another one of those up-front good guys i worked with in various places and remember fondly. RIP Kevin.