My journey began December 30, 1934, born to Clarke and Asenath Moyle Chipman in American Fork, Utah. The ultimate journey started on September 8, 2007. After several years in American Fork my father took employment with Kennecott Copper on the Bingham Garfield railroad, and the family moved to Magna. And I have always been fond of calling Magna my "home town". I particularly enjoyed and appreciated the different ethnic and social mix of people and friends. My public school education was completed with my graduation from Cyprus High School in 1953. I attended BYU for a year and a half and then went to Australia as a missionary for two years for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was my first real taste of traveling and it would stay with me for a long time. Returning home, a couple of friends and I sailed from Sydney, around Australia, through the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal. We traveled through western Europe and crossed the Atlantic on the "original" Queen Mary. I finished my college education from the University of Utah receiving my Masters of Social Work in 1963. My first job was with Santa Clara County Welfare Department in San Jose, California working with foster children and unwed mothers. In 1967, with the death of my brother-in-law, I returned to SLC to help my sister Ardith who was left with 5 young children. I obtained a job with Jordan School District as a social worker and my last 15 years I worked as a counselor at Alta High School. All of my work experience had been enjoyable and rewarding and often more fun than work. Having my summers free I started traveling to Spain and Mexico, sketching, painting, and studying the language. I finally made it back to Italy (five trips) to learn Italian and to paint. During this time I was actively involved with the Utah Watercolor Society, the Utah Arts Council and spent 20-plus years working with the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company on their advisory board. These were rich and rewarding times and I so enjoyed my association with Shirley and Joanne and the dancers. I especially enjoyed traveling to Singapore and Bali for several weeks with the company.....so many fond memories. Involvement with the arts, both visual and performing has been an integral and important part of my life. Since my retirement 12 years ago I have had an art studio, traveled extensively, and painted and even sold my paintings. The most prominent sale being the six paintings purchased by the Salt Lake Airport of my "Sudanese" portraits. Hopefully I have filled a small niche in the Utah art scene. For me it has been a dream realized. Getting acquainted with and painting the Sudanese women and their children has been a wonderful and rewarding experience, not only to paint them, but also to become a part of their lives. There will be a memorial service at 12:00 noon on Friday Sept. 14, 2007 at the 1st Unitarian Church at 600 South and 1300 East. The reverend Tom Goldsmith will be officiating. Prior to the service interment will be at the American Fork cemetery at "Chipman Lane" at 10:00 am on Fri. Sept. 14, 2007. I am survived by my sister, Ardith C. Petersen, and my nephews and nieces. I am most grateful to my nephew Paul, for all the help, caring, and assistance these last few months. And to my many friends, who have been so supportive, thank you so very much. In lieu of flowers (which are not necessary) donations would be appreciated to the Fairview Art Museum of History and Art, P.O. Box 1571 Fairview UT 84629 or the the education scholarship that I have established for my Sudanese friends at Zion's Bank Bevan Chipman Sudanese Donation Account. It's been good. Ciao-
Published in the Deseret News from 9/12/2007 - 9/13/2007.