Arthur Edward Shapland, Jr.

1937 - 2008  (71 years)

• Name	Arthur Edward Shapland
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	4 Jul 1937	Fitchburg, MA, US
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jul 2008	Bristol, Conn, US
  Person ID	I980	OGrady Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Arthur Edward Shapland,   b. 26 Nov 1902, Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 6 Apt 1978, Fitchburg, MA, US  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Sumner MacFarlane,   b. 5 Aug 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 17 Nov 1994, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bonnie Davidson
  Children	1. Christopher Shapland   2. Glen Shapland Shapland
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FITCHBURG - Arthur E. Shapland, Jr., 71, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 13, 2008, while visiting his son in Bristol, Conn. He was born in Fitchburg on July 4, 1937, the son of Arthur E. and Margaret (MacFarlane) Shapland. He was a lifelong resident of Fitchburg. He graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1955 and from Union College in Barbourville, Ky., in 1959. He did graduate work at Morehead State College in Morehead, Ky. Arthur was the Director of The Family Health and Social Service Center in Worcester and of the Lowell Community Health Center until his retirement. He was a member of the adjunct faculty at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. After his retirement he became a substitute teacher at Leominster High School, where he also taught Driver?s Education. He was involved with the high-school sports? teams as an official scorer for the soccer, football, and basketball teams. He was an antique- and classic-car enthusiast, an avid coin and stamp collector, as well as a voracious reader. Arthur is survived by his wife of 47 years, Bonnie (Davidson) Shapland; his sons, Christopher Shapland of Bristol and Glen Shapland of Fitchburg. ?Grampie? will be sadly missed by his three granddaughters, Erin Kathleen, Hannah Sidney, and Margaret Mary Shapland. He is also survived by his sisters, Barbara Sweatman of Leominster, Jean Shapland of Fitchburg, and Judith Widlake of Glen Burnie, Md.; many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Arthur?s name may be sent to Leominster High School, 122 Granite St., Leominster, MA, 01453. Bosk Funeral Home directed arrangements.