Gazlay Family History
Robert Elwood ‘Red’ Chapel, Jr.
Parents
| Father | Robert Elwood Chapel (13 April 1917 - 25 May 1980) |
| Mother | Helen Teresa Krupowski (14 July 1920 - 26 May 2010) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 19 February 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 67 |
| Name | Robert Elwood ‘Red’ Chapel, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1 December 1942 in New London, New London County, Connecticut1 |
| Married | 9 June 1962 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut to Dale Mae Strickland2 |
| Died | 2 December 2010 in Quaker Hill, Connecticut3 |
| Buried | in Union Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut3 |
Biography
Red graduated in 1960 from Norwich Technical School. He was a member of the Quaker Hill Fire House. Red owned Chapel Painting Co., which he operated along with his son Kenneth. He also owned and operated Bob’s Rod and Tackle shop in Quaker Hill after he retired from his painting business.3
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Dale Mae Strickland (daughter of Tryon Strickland and Ethel Hubert) |
| Born | 12 November 1942 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 9 June 1962 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut to Robert Elwood ‘Red’ Chapel, Jr. |
| Children | of Robert Elwood ‘Red’ Chapel, Jr. and Dale Mae Strickland: |
| 1. | Kenneth Wayne Chapel |
| Born | 4 June 1963 |
| Married | 23 August 1992 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut to Dana S. Pierce (née Nygren) |
| +2. | Diane Marie Chapel |
| Born | 16 August 1969 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 14 October 1989 in Quaker Hill, Connecticut to Donald Dale Ross |
| Married | 24 December 2009 to Carl Joseph Zacchara (born Dustin John Wilson) |
Sources
- Birth Certificate, Connecticut, Robert Elwood Chapel, Jr. Copy in possession of Shirley Ellen (Chapel) Smith
- Information provided from personal knowledge by Shirley Ellen (Chapel) Smith and Robert Elwood Chapel, Jr.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Robert E. Chapel, 4 December 2010.