Ethan Randall Chapman, 28, of Grandview, Missouri, and formerly of Manhattan, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
Ethan was born on October 24, 1994 to Scott and Angie Chapman in Great Bend, KS. Three years later, he became a big brother to Joshua Chapman. Ethan’s first seven years were spent in Great Bend and Topeka, KS. His earliest interests were construction trucks, books, AWANA club (at church) and sports. In 2001, he moved with his family to Manhattan, KS where he lived until 2019.
He attended Flint Hills Christian School, Eisenhower Middle School and then graduated from Manhattan High School in 2013. He grew up playing the sports he loved (soccer, baseball, football, swimming, track and especially basketball) as well as playing guitar. He excelled academically in his AP classes with special interest in English and History. Ethan valued being involved in youth group at University Christian Church where he participated in weekly Bible studies, youth conferences and mission trips, his favorite being to Haiti in 2013.
After high school, he attended Kansas State University, graduating in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Public Relations. He was active in Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, intramural sports and had a special love for ultimate frisbee. Ethan loved attending K-State football and basketball games relishing the times he could rush the court or field with wins over big rivals. His craft beer snobbery started while working for The Fridge Wholesale Liquor, his college, part-time employer.
Ethan’s career path has included transportation, manufacturing and of course advertising. He started his dream job at DCA Outdoors in Kansas City, MO as Marketing Campaigns Coordinator on July 24, 2023.
Ethan was a voracious reader of history. It seemed he knew everything about world history and politics and willingly expressed his passionate opinions about all of it! As a college student, he became a huge fan of Liverpool FC and beer, frequently enjoying both at the same time. This love led to a trip with his dad to England to watch a Liverpool match in 2017. His sports attention shifted a bit in recent years to Formula One Racing and he could talk endlessly about every aspect of high-performance car racing.
On issues that were important to him, Ethan was resolute in what he believed was right and wrong; very black and white with no meandering in the grey. His views were researched and thoroughly thought-through. Family and friends were rarely successful in changing his mind! He was a man of deep emotions, the strongest of which was love for his family and friends. His devotion to the people he loved was deep and long-lasting.
Ethan chose to be a follower of Jesus as a child. Despite his passing due to violent evil in the world, we are comforted knowing his eternity with the Lord in Heaven is certain.
Ethan is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Doyce and Bonnie Jones.
He is survived by both parents, Scott and Angie Chapman of Manhattan, KS; one brother, Joshua Chapman and his wife Raegan, of Salina, KS; paternal grandparents, Butch and Pat Chapman of Abilene, TX; and many aunts, uncles and cousins who love him dearly.
A celebration of Ethan’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 11, 2023 at Crestview Christian Church, 3940 Excel Road, Manhattan, KS, 66502. Visitation will be held at the same location on Thursday, August 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Manhattan Library Association. Contributions may be sent in care of Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS, 66502.