Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

OBITUARIES

FACULTY/STAFF Dr. Carl Joseph Chapman ‘86 , of Athens, died Monday, August 4, 2025, after a lHoinggh aSnc dh ocoolu, ri na gLeeobuasnboant, tNl eewwi tHhacma np cs ehri .r De , ra. Cn hd aepnmr oalnl egdr aa td tuhaet eUdnfirvoemr s iLt ey b a n o n obfioNloegwy.Hampshire, where he received his bachelor’s & doctorate degree in Dy era. Cr sh. a Dp mu rai nn gwhai ss pl i rf eo,f ea snsdo wr ohfi lbei oh li os ghye aa tl t Ch opnecromr di t tCeodl ,l ehgeeefnojro my eodr eg at rhdaenn3i n0g , working with stained glass to create lamps of all sizes, and antiquing. Debbie Hutchins Curry ‘80 passed away at the age of 65 on May 25, 2025, aHfutetcrhainbsr,ieoff, Pbruitnicnetteonns,eW, iVll.ness. She was the daughter of Joseph and Jerri Ba nodr nViinr gMi noi an tbgeofmo reer yt h, Ae Lf a, ma ni dl y rsaei tstel de di ni nAPl arbi nacme tao, nT,eDn ne be sbsi ee ew, Ma si sasgi srsaidpupai ,t e o f Pv ar li en dc ei ct toonr iSaenn bi oerf oHr ieg ah t St ec nh do ionl g, t Wh eans hCionngct oo rnda Un nd i Lv ee re s Li tayw, wShc ehroeo sl hi ne Lweaxsi nc gl at os sn , Vi nAt Dh ee bCbeinet ewrafso ar nR eumr apl lHo ey ae let ho,f wMhaerrseh as hl l eUcnoiov er dr si ni tayt eMdeodui ct ar el aScchh oeof floarnt sd fwo ro r k e d tphr ee vmi oeudsi lcya la ss cvhi oc eo lp. rSehsei dael snot tf oa ur gs ht ut da ednj ut ns ce tr va itc Ce os ,nhcuo mr da, nwrheesroeusr hc ee swdoi rr ekcetdo r , assistant admissions director, in-house legal counsel, president’s cabinet member, and even briefly as athletic director. Dp reebsbeinet we da sl eac tmu reems ,bseermoifntahres ,Wa ensdt tVr ai rigniinniga eBvaernAt ss sf oo rc iaatttioornnaeny ds af rnedq hu ee anlttlhy cmaer ne tporrotfoe sms iaonnya lcsobl loe tahg ui ne-ss wt aht eo abnedc abme yeocnl od s. eS hf rei ewnadssa. l s o a p r o u d p r o f e s s i o n a l Dr. William J. Ofsa ‘52 passed away early Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of 62 years of learning and literature at Concord. Ofsa was a student at Concord in the late 1940s, long before the school became a university. Ah enwa tai vs es oomf Keet iyms teosnken, Wo wVn, wo hn ecraemc po au ls w, baesc ca emr et aai nc ql yuka ii nn gt e, dB iwl l ,i tohr CAosna c, oa sr d Cd iosltl iengcet iaof nt ear mh iosnugnpcrl eo ,f eJ es rs ko yr sO. Bf sial l, iant it tei na ldl ye dt hcooul lgehg te hhee rme i ag nh dt geoa ri nn teod sao ml e ve efloor fm osefrevnigceinteoehrienlpg opreobpulsei.ness, but he knew he wanted to perform some sort of Ac of tnevri na cberdi ehf i smt i nt ot ipnu trhs eu eb uh si si npeassss pi orno gf or ar mr e, aBdi il nl ’ sg far ni edn wd rai nt idn gr oboymmma aj ot er ,i nDgo inn T i e , Etonpgluisrhsu. Be iallngdreaadrunatheids mfroamstetrh’se dCeognrceoerdfroEmngWlisVhUp.rogram in 1952 and went on Idni v1i s9i5o 8n,, Bwi hl l i rc eht uh renwe do ut lod Cl ao tnecrocrhdatior. tWe ahcihl ei nt etahceh iLnagn, ghueaaglesso aenadr nLei dt e ar a t u r e fellowship, which allowed him to return to school to earn his doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1975. For the next 47 years, Bill dedicated his career to teaching students at Concord.

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