SPC TIKE DANSON ALFORD CHAPMAN 26
MWB
PASSING OF TIKE CHAPMAN -- Another tragic death occured to Arigon's
family on April 23. Arigon's cousin, Tike Chapman lost his life in a traffic
accident near Catoosa, Oklahoma. His family posted this heartfelt obituary
for this amazing young man. Keep the Alford family in your prayers!
SPC TIKE DANSON ALFORD CHAPMAN
Born: June 30th, 1983
Died: April 23rd, 2010
His age at the time of death was 26 years, 10 months and 7 days.
Tike was a citizen of the Pawnee Nation (of the Kit-ke-hahk'-i band),
and also Absentee Shawnee, Muscogee Creek and Seneca. His Pawnee name is:
Kitka Hahkee-Ti-'Ke-Wa-Koo meaning "The Wolf that Howls in the Distant
Night".
As a graduate from Tulsa Central High School in 2002, he excelled in
athletics and lettered in football, basketball and baseball, but basketball
was his passion and was the lone Texas Longhorn fan in a family of OU
Sooners.
In 2006, at the age of 20, he enlisted in the United States Army. At
the time of his death he was a SPC, in the 15th CS CO E FWD SPT 1ST CAV DIV,
Fort Hood, Texas and had been reassigned to 94th Engineer Support in Ft.
Leonard Wood, Missouri. Tike was honored to serve our Country and displayed
this by serving two tours of duty in Operation Iraq Freedom in Baghdad and
returned to the United States this past December 2009. He was scheduled to
return later this year for a third tour.
Taking part in his Native Culture and Traditions was very important to
him and loved to participate in gourd dancing, he was in the process of
bringing his two young sons around the drum. Although he loved his career in
the Army and being around his Native American culture his favorite role was
being a Dad and spending as much time as possible with his sons Jeremiah and
Isaiah.
One of Tike's favorite sayings was "Family First". Tike is survived by
two sons Jeremiah age 6 and Isaiah age 4 of the home. Parents Yvonne
Katherine and Dwayne Cahwee, and Charles B. and Lori Chapman, all residing
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is survived by two brothers and three sisters: Ray Wildcat and
Renee Alford of Glenpool, Justin Surridge of Oologah, Katherine Danene and
Terry Smith, of Tulsa Marissa and Wayne Campbell of Pawnee and AtiraVonne
Chapman of Tulsa.
Tike was an Uncle to Spc. Matthew D. and Alyssa Beaver currently
stationed at Ft. Drum, New York, Mykel and Malik Smith, Maizy, William, and
Lucas Campbell, Amie and Amanda Lee, and was a Great Uncle to Madison
Beaver.
Maternal Grandson of the late Eugene R. and Davene S. Alford of Tulsa,
and was a Nephew of Eugene R. and Martha Lee Alford of Phoenix, AZ, Dianne
S. and Gary Guthrie, and Janene F. Alford all from Tulsa. Great nephew of
Olelah Mae Morris of Lawrence Kansas, and Ruth Ann Wahpecome of Chula Vista,
California.
He was also survived by his first cousins: Juanita Smith, of Stilwell,
Adam and Margo Proctor, of Tulsa, Wesley and Torina Proctor, of Tahlequah,
Amy and Bill Takacs and Jennifer Alford of Arizona.
Paternal Grandson of the late Basil and Alma Keys Chapman. And nephew
to Richard Henry Chapman, of Yale, Wathena June and Larry Lawrence of
Tahlequah, Liana May and Richard Teter of Yale. The late Basil Chapman had
six brothers and 6 sisters and all brothers had served in the military. Tike
was also a direct descendent to The Shunatona Family on his Otoe family
side.
Materal Servicemen
His Grandfather, Eugene R. Alford Sr. was a Holocaust Liberator in
Dachau, Germany WWII Era Veteran, Purple Heart receiptant, Bronze Star Medal
with cluster and also a Silver Star recipient. His Uncle Eugene R. Alford
Jr. Vietnam Era Veteran conflict and his brother Ray Wildcat Alford, a
member of the 101st Airborne, and nephew SPC. Matthew D. Beaver is currently
stationed at Ft. Drum, New York, Tike comes from a long line of soldiers who
were committed to serving and protecting our Country and was a "True
Warrior". He was also 7th generation direct descendant to the Great Chief
Tecumseh of the Shawnee Nations.
Paternal Servicemen
Charles B (Chip) Chapman, United States Air Force-Served in the 14th
Security Police Squadron Nha Trang, Vietnam and Rick Chapman served as
Financial Clerk in Saigon, Vietnam and was the recipient of the Bronze Star
Medal, including lifelong family of members of Pawnee Scouts.
Great Grandfather Walter Keys served as the First President of the
Pawnee Homecoming & Pow-wow which formed in 1946, which is now in it's 64th
year.
"A Son, Brother, Nephew, Grandson, Uncle, Father, Cousin, and Friend
you loved and were loved by many. We love you Tike and we will miss you and
will value every moment of your life, that you gave us in this life. We know
you just went a head of us and we will see your smile again"
SPC. Michael Bickford
United States Army
Rob Cibik
> My son Mike lost a good friend
>
> PASSING OF TIKE CHAPMAN -- Another tragic death occured to Arigon's
> family on April 23. Arigon's cousin, Tike Chapman lost his life in a traffic
> accident near Catoosa, Oklahoma.
strangely, i sometimes worry more about derek when he's back in the
states than when he's deployed. he told me his brigade has lost over
three dozen troops stateside in the past year from accidents, suicide,
crime, and illness. that's more than they lost in the year they were
deployed. when he's over there, i'm of the belief they are well-
equipped, energized, focused, supported and supporting, trained for
the job and therefore, have an edge when it comes to taking calculated
risks. stateside, that edge is taken away, but the feeling of
invincibility isn't. and the risks don't fall into the 'calculated'
group. they're just 'risks'. in the week he has been home i have heard
enough from him about the antics he and his buddies are up to. maybe
i'm too old to remember being twenty and foolish.
don't misread this as me wanting him to be redeployed quicker than he
will be. i prefer he not go back, but i also prefer he wasn't so, at
times, reckless.
God, i'm getting old.
MWB
"Rob Cibik" <lcp...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0545d09f-6095-4088...@z8g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
I understand how you feel and I agree with you.
RECKLESS......YOU DON'T KNOW RECKLESS
I worry when Dan drives. He has lost his license 3 times and he's a terrible
driver. He's in north Afghanistan living in a tent far away from my MAZDA.
He also went off the road twice and destroyed the right front tire each
time. The last time he bent the wheel. The first time he went off the road
and changed the tire he left the jack and tire iron on the side of the road.
I discovered that when I went to put the wheel back on the car. This was my
nice floor jack. The last time I got a call at 0300 to help him. He went off
the road and a Cumberland County Sherriff told him to move the car about 1/2
mile to a safer area. Kiss that tire goodbye. The sheriff also found my
hubcap.
He also hit a speed bump and side swiped a pole. I know the road and these
speed bumps are way to high. Him and his 3 buddies left the scene and then
called us. We met him in Westbrook and I called the police. Two police cars
showed up in a couple of minutes. They were looking for the car. I went to
talk to the first policeman and he handed me my hubcap.
An older policeman arrived and he talked to Dan. He knew what happened and
he didn't know if he should summons Dan for leaving the scene. He asked us
what he was doing after school and we told him he was enlisting in the ARMY.
He told us if he summonsed him that would hurt his career.
He asked us, Do you mind if I fuck with them??? I'm going to scare the
fucking hell out of them.
I thought the kids were going to crap in their pants. He was great.
When Dan comes home on leave he's going to meet with this great policeman.
This guy cut our family a lot of slack and we owe him.
So I figure... if the Taliban see Dan driving down the road their gonna run
for their lives.
GO MY LITTLE YANKEE FAN
Mark