Frank Marion Chapman

Frank was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in La Canada-Flintridge, California. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a major in Chemistry, and moved to Philadelphia to work for Shell Chemical. A few years later he received his PhD in Chemistry from The University of Michigan. He and his wife, Maggie moved to Houston in 1973. He was employed by Rice University, Brown and Root, and Floating Point Systems, before co-founding Ashford Technical Software, which provided consulting services to the oil and gas and electronics industries.

Left to remember him are his wife of 47 years; brother and sister-in-law Bill and Patty Chapman; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Mike and Candy Armstrong. He loved being an Uncle to Lauren Chapman, Will Armstrong, Katie Armstrong and Patrick Armstrong. Numerous cousins also survive him.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Frank's memory may be made to MD Anderson Cancer Center at www.mdanderson.org/gifts or a charity of one's choice.

To laugh often and much;

to win the respect of the intelligent people

and the affection of children;

to earn the appreciation of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends;

to appreciate beauty;

to find the best in others;

to leave the world a bit better

whether by a healthy child,

a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;

to know that one life has breathed easier

because you lived here.

This is to have succeeded

- Ralph Waldo Emerson