Alvah H Chapman - Founding Chairman (Deceased)
Our founder, Mr. Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., passed away on December 25, 2008 at
approximately 4:00 pm in Miami, Florida. Alvah shared his wisdom and
leadership with our community and in the winter of his life he dedicated
himself to providing shelter and hope and dignity to “the least, the last
and the lost”. His efforts on behalf of others were exemplary and he served
his community every day of his life. He was truly a man for others.
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Alvah
H. Chapman, Jr. was the Founding Chairman of Community Partnership for
Homeless, Inc. A third generation newspaper executive, he retired as
Chairman of Knight Ridder in 1989 after almost 30 years with the company
and continued as a Knight Ridder Director through April 2000. His many
civic involvements have included service as Chairman of We Will Rebuild
following Hurricane Andrew, Founding Chairman of Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America, and 31 years as a Director of the John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation. A native of Columbus, Georgia, he graduated
from The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, in 1942. After
graduation, he served as a B-17 bomber pilot and squadron commander in
World War II completing 37 combat missions with the 8th Air Force.
For a complete history of the organization, please read “Community
Partnership for Homeless – A Narrated History,” by Alvah H.
Chapman, Jr., founding Chairman. The complete story is captured in a
series of recorded interviews conducted as an oral history project
by Dennis P. Kendrick.
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Alvah H.
Chapman, Jr.
Founding Chairman
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