Richard Robert Gordon "Rick" Chaplin

1959 - 2017  (58 years)

• Name	Richard Robert Gordon "Rick" Chaplin
  Born	12 Jan 1959
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-49560
  Died	13 Sep 2017
  Person ID	I49560	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	James Dhu "Jim" Chaplin,   b. 26 Dec 1932,   d. 15 Nov 2015, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Janet Young
  Family ID	F8576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Chaplin continued family legacy CAMBRIDGE '97 When Jim Chaplin was forced to step back from the company he built into a $300-million enterprise, the late Cambridge industrialist turned to the one person he could trust most '97 his son. Rick Chaplin had been a part of Canadian General-Tower his whole adult life, and as the fifth generation in his family to manage the company, it seemed the big factory and the vinyl products it produced just ran in his blood. Chaplin, who passed away suddenly last week, is remembered for shepherding the family business through a difficult transition, ending in its eventual sale in 2012 when he was the CEO. "He had dad's confidence," said Jan Chaplin, one of his three sisters. "It was really important when he took the helm, because our father was really challenged by his Parkinson's disease. He really needed someone he could trust by his side. And he chose Rick." Chaplin, 58, will be mourned Thursday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church in Cambridge, as friends, family and former employees say goodbye. As the only son to Jim and Janet Chaplin, Chaplin was kept busy running his family's affairs after Canadian General-Tower was sold, while tending to his ailing father and mother. Selling the business was one of the most difficult things he ever had to do. "It was excruciating," his sister said. "All the wolves were out and everybody had an agenda. But Rick was very savvy to navigate around all that stuff. He did an amazing job." The company Chaplin ran had been around since the early 1900s, but his family's industrial roots go back to William Chaplin, who in the 1800s got into tool and wooden wheel manufacturing...... Mercer, G. (2017). Chaplin continued family legacy | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7567959-chaplin-continued-family-legacy/ _____________________ CHAPLIN, Richard Robert Gordon January 12, 1959 - September 13, 2017 Dear Rick, There must have been a very good reason for your unexpected passing. Perhaps it was because you had fulfilled your life's purpose, you had mastered 'devotion' as loving son, brother and friend, you honoured your family, you spoke your truth, you found peace. Perhaps it was because you had learned what you were meant to learn. It may not be for us to know 'Why?; perhaps it's enough to know your memory is heartfelt. Thank you for being such a beautiful person. Thank you for giving us a legacy of laughter, compassion, love, courage, calm, and cuisine. Dear son of Janet Chaplin Young and the late James Dhu Chaplin. Beloved brother of Elizabeth Chaplin (Gord McCulloch), Jan Chaplin (Jean Rablat) and Diana Chaplin Leitl. Beloved uncle of Hinson, Wilks and Brechin Chaplin; Alex and Garnet Shuker; Sophia Leitl. He was a graduate of Ridley College and Bath University; a former director of the Chaplin Family YMCA, and dedicated his life to the service of his family, friends and motto: Orna Verum. We love you, Rick. Now and forever. The Chaplin family invites Rick's friends to a service at Trinity Anglican Church in Galt, Cambridge Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 2 p.m. followed by a reception at Langdon Hall at 4 p.m. For those planning to attend or to send condolences, please email elizabeth@wrec.com. Chaplin Richard Robert Gordon | lifenews.ca . (2017). Lifenews.ca. Retrieved 21 September 2017, from https://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/7563803-chaplin-richard-robert-gordon