Former Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, resident Daniel Chapin, 82, died in Pleasant Hill, Calif. April 27, 2008 from natural causes.
He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Grosse Pointe to Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. and Inez (Tiedeman) Chapin. His father was founder of the Hudson Motor Car Co. and also served as Secretary of Commerce under President Hoover. His siblings included Roy D. Chapin, Jr., John C. Chapin, Joan C. Chapin[Hutton] and Marian C. Chapin [Higbie}.
Mr. Chapin grew up in Michigan and then attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in engineering.
After serving in the U.S. Navy in 1946, he received an honorable discharge. In 1950 he married Wanda Rose Church and began work for Dow Chemical Corporation. The couple and their children moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 1962.
Mr. Chapin spent the next 20 years running Bessler Corporation, while also actively pursuing his passion in life, protecting the environment. An avid duck hunter and fisherman, he saw firsthand the need to preserve the natural habitats of fish and waterfowl.
In the mid-1970s, he dedicated himself full time to conservation and became the president of the California Waterfowl Association.
A modest man, Mr. Chapin worked tirelessly throughout the western U.S. immersing himself in the Sacramento political machine to protect the environment.
He counted among his many accomplishments leading the charge to have lead removed from shotgun ammunition, helping pass legislation protecting the migratory paths of waterfowl, and bringing public attention to the damages selenium has on wetlands and waterways.
His family said his motto in life was to always try and leave things in a better condition than how you found them. His selfless commitment to the environment was his way of trying to make things better.
Mr. Chapin is survived by his sons, Spencer, Clifford and Thomas; and daughters, Wendy, Anne and Lisa.
He was predeceased by his wife, Wanda Rose, his parents and several siblings.
He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Grosse Pointe to Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. and Inez (Tiedeman) Chapin. His father was founder of the Hudson Motor Car Co. and also served as Secretary of Commerce under President Hoover. His siblings included Roy D. Chapin, Jr., John C. Chapin, Joan C. Chapin[Hutton] and Marian C. Chapin [Higbie}.
Mr. Chapin grew up in Michigan and then attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in engineering.
After serving in the U.S. Navy in 1946, he received an honorable discharge. In 1950 he married Wanda Rose Church and began work for Dow Chemical Corporation. The couple and their children moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 1962.
Mr. Chapin spent the next 20 years running Bessler Corporation, while also actively pursuing his passion in life, protecting the environment. An avid duck hunter and fisherman, he saw firsthand the need to preserve the natural habitats of fish and waterfowl.
In the mid-1970s, he dedicated himself full time to conservation and became the president of the California Waterfowl Association.
A modest man, Mr. Chapin worked tirelessly throughout the western U.S. immersing himself in the Sacramento political machine to protect the environment.
He counted among his many accomplishments leading the charge to have lead removed from shotgun ammunition, helping pass legislation protecting the migratory paths of waterfowl, and bringing public attention to the damages selenium has on wetlands and waterways.
His family said his motto in life was to always try and leave things in a better condition than how you found them. His selfless commitment to the environment was his way of trying to make things better.
Mr. Chapin is survived by his sons, Spencer, Clifford and Thomas; and daughters, Wendy, Anne and Lisa.
He was predeceased by his wife, Wanda Rose, his parents and several siblings.
Former Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, resident Daniel Chapin, 82, died in Pleasant Hill, Calif. April 27, 2008 from natural causes.
He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Grosse Pointe to Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. and Inez (Tiedeman) Chapin. His father was founder of the Hudson Motor Car Co. and also served as Secretary of Commerce under President Hoover. His siblings included Roy D. Chapin, Jr., John C. Chapin, Joan C. Chapin[Hutton] and Marian C. Chapin [Higbie}.
Mr. Chapin grew up in Michigan and then attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in engineering.
After serving in the U.S. Navy in 1946, he received an honorable discharge. In 1950 he married Wanda Rose Church and began work for Dow Chemical Corporation. The couple and their children moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 1962.
Mr. Chapin spent the next 20 years running Bessler Corporation, while also actively pursuing his passion in life, protecting the environment. An avid duck hunter and fisherman, he saw firsthand the need to preserve the natural habitats of fish and waterfowl.
In the mid-1970s, he dedicated himself full time to conservation and became the president of the California Waterfowl Association.
A modest man, Mr. Chapin worked tirelessly throughout the western U.S. immersing himself in the Sacramento political machine to protect the environment.
He counted among his many accomplishments leading the charge to have lead removed from shotgun ammunition, helping pass legislation protecting the migratory paths of waterfowl, and bringing public attention to the damages selenium has on wetlands and waterways.
His family said his motto in life was to always try and leave things in a better condition than how you found them. His selfless commitment to the environment was his way of trying to make things better.
Mr. Chapin is survived by his sons, Spencer, Clifford and Thomas; and daughters, Wendy, Anne and Lisa.
He was predeceased by his wife, Wanda Rose, his parents and several siblings.
He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Grosse Pointe to Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. and Inez (Tiedeman) Chapin. His father was founder of the Hudson Motor Car Co. and also served as Secretary of Commerce under President Hoover. His siblings included Roy D. Chapin, Jr., John C. Chapin, Joan C. Chapin[Hutton] and Marian C. Chapin [Higbie}.
Mr. Chapin grew up in Michigan and then attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in engineering.
After serving in the U.S. Navy in 1946, he received an honorable discharge. In 1950 he married Wanda Rose Church and began work for Dow Chemical Corporation. The couple and their children moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 1962.
Mr. Chapin spent the next 20 years running Bessler Corporation, while also actively pursuing his passion in life, protecting the environment. An avid duck hunter and fisherman, he saw firsthand the need to preserve the natural habitats of fish and waterfowl.
In the mid-1970s, he dedicated himself full time to conservation and became the president of the California Waterfowl Association.
A modest man, Mr. Chapin worked tirelessly throughout the western U.S. immersing himself in the Sacramento political machine to protect the environment.
He counted among his many accomplishments leading the charge to have lead removed from shotgun ammunition, helping pass legislation protecting the migratory paths of waterfowl, and bringing public attention to the damages selenium has on wetlands and waterways.
His family said his motto in life was to always try and leave things in a better condition than how you found them. His selfless commitment to the environment was his way of trying to make things better.
Mr. Chapin is survived by his sons, Spencer, Clifford and Thomas; and daughters, Wendy, Anne and Lisa.
He was predeceased by his wife, Wanda Rose, his parents and several siblings.
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