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'''Billy Gene Chapman''' , known as '''Bill G. Chapman''' (October 11, 1928 &ndash; August 26, 2007),  was an advocate for visually impaired persons, principally in [[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[New Mexico]]. The founder of Vision Loss Technology, Chapman,himself blind, authored in 2001 ''Coping With Vision Loss: Maximizing What You Can See and Do'', with George H. Pollock as the illustrator. ''Coping with Vision Loss'' consists of thirty-six chapters, one devoted to macular degeneration.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FB3fP0tgedIC&pg=PA89|title=''Coping with Macular Degeneration and ''Coping with Vision Loss: Maximizing what You Can See and Do''|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=February 9, 2009 | first=Bill | last=Chapman | isbn=978-0-89793-316-2}}</ref> Chapman also wrote various journal articles and supplied aids to enable the blind to function like sighted individuals.<ref name=obit> Bill G. Chapman obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', August 28, 2007.</ref>

'''Billy Gene Chapman''' , known as '''Bill G. Chapman''' (October 11, 1928 &ndash; August 26, 2007),  was an advocate for visually impaired persons, principally in [[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], and [[New Mexico]]. The founder of Vision Loss Technology, Chapman, himself blind, authored in 2001 ''Coping With Vision Loss: Maximizing What You Can See and Do'', with George H. Pollock as the illustrator. ''Coping with Vision Loss'' consists of thirty-six chapters, one devoted to macular degeneration.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FB3fP0tgedIC&pg=PA89|title=''Coping with Macular Degeneration and ''Coping with Vision Loss: Maximizing what You Can See and Do''|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=February 9, 2009 | first=Bill | last=Chapman | isbn=978-0-89793-316-2}}</ref> Chapman also wrote various journal articles and supplied aids to enable the blind to function like sighted individuals.<ref name=obit> Bill G. Chapman obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', August 28, 2007.</ref>

Chapman was born in Chickasha in Grady County in south central [[Oklahoma]] to the late Helen and Talford Chapman. He graduated in 1950 from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.<refname=obit/> In 1954, he completed Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, [[Kansas]]. Thereafter, he entered the [[United States Air Force]], with service in [[Louisiana]], Labrador, Bsffin Island, [[California]], [[Oregon]], [[Great Britain]], and Texas. He was medically retired from the Air Force in 1969, having attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.<ref name=obit/>

Chapman was born in Chickasha in Grady County in south central [[Oklahoma]] to the late Helen and Talford Chapman. He graduated in 1950 from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.<refname=obit/> In 1954, he completed Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, [[Kansas]]. Thereafter, he entered the [[United States Air Force]], with service in [[Louisiana]], Labrador, Bsffin Island, [[California]], [[Oregon]], [[Great Britain]], and Texas. He was medically retired from the Air Force in 1969, having attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.<ref name=obit/>

In 1973, then legally blind, Chapman procured his [[Ph.D.]] (then Ed.D.) from [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]] in the fields of "Rehabilitation Administration" and "Rehabilitation Counseling". Chapman was a memberof Macular Degeneration International, the Council for Citizens with Low Vision, and the Association for Macular Diseases.<ref name=obit/>

In 1973, then legally blind, Chapman procured his [[Ph.D.]] (then Ed.D.) from [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]] in the fields of "Rehabilitation Administration" and "Rehabilitation Counseling". Chapman was a memberof Macular Degeneration International, the Council for Citizens with Low Vision, and the Association for Macular Diseases.<ref name=obit/>

In 1951, Chapman married his high school sweetheart, the former Katherine Dutton, in Chickasha. They had three children: David Chapman and wife Jan of [[Austin]], Texas, Melody C. Deaver and husband, Ricky, of [[San Antonio]],and Jane C. Stubblefield and husband Michael of Lewisville, Texas. Chapman died in Lubbock. Services were held there on August 30, 2007, at the Second [[Baptist]] Church, of which Chapman was a member. Interment was at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.<ref name=obit/>

In 1951, Chapman married his high school sweetheart, the former Katherine Dutton, in Chickasha. They had three children: David Chapman and wife Jan of [[Austin]], Texas, Melody C. Deaver and husband, Ricky, of [[San Antonio]], and Jane C. Stubblefield and husband Michael of Lewisville, Texas. Chapman died in Lubbock. Services were held there on August 30, 2007, at the Second [[Baptist]] Church, of which Chapman was a member. Interment was at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.<ref name=obit/>

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