Thomas Donald Chapman, Jr.

Thomas Donald Chapman, Jr. of Caro, age 62, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025. Tom was born February 26, 1963 in Saginaw, the son of the late Thomas Donald and Barbara (Doutre) Chapman, Sr. He married the former Shara Gay Gosson on May 7, 1994 in Reese. Over the years, Tom built a successful career, starting with owning and operating TC’s Painting, then working at Crop Production in Reese and Saginaw Control Engineering as a truck driver, before eventually running C & P Construction for fifteen years.

An avid softball fan, Tom played in the church league and coached the Reese Girls Softball team to three consecutive championships. He also contributed to the community as a Scout Master for Troop 315, coached Caro Baseball for two years, and umpired for four years in Caro. He was skilled in rebuilding cars and liked to tinker in the garage. Tom had a deep love for the outdoors, enjoying hunting, fishing, and gardening. He enjoyed taking his grandsons on quad rides to explore nature, to look for deer and turkeys and visit great-grandpa’s pond to feed the fish.

Tom leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife of thirty years, Shara Chapman; daughter, Starr Lockwood; son, Jeremiah Chapman; stepsons, Ian Rahn and Dr. Kyle (Alyssa) Rahn; grandsons, Paxtin, Eenik, Erickson, and Owen; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Emma Babchenko and Lenora Doutre; sisters, Pamela Monnerjahn and Shelley Henning; brothers, Donald and Douglas Chapman; two nephews; and mother-in-law, Nancy (Sinclair) Gosson.

In keeping with Tom’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.