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Update: Nan Chapman, first woman to serve on Atherton City Council, dies at 80

Original post made on May 12, 2016

Atherton's first woman council member and mayor, Nanette "Nan" Figel Chapman, has died at the age of 80 at her home in Woodside from complications of lung cancer.

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Posted by Elsie Floriani
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 12, 2016 at 1:57 pm

Nan Chapman was such a lovely lady, always active in supporting everything and everyone--horses in particular. She was one of our first cheerleaders when we started Gentry Magazine for which we were ever so grateful, taking a few hits as we did. She will be missed by many.
Elsie Floriani








Posted by Tom Johnson
a resident of Woodside: other
on May 12, 2016 at 2:20 pm

Nan Chapman---
She will be missed, a wonderful member of the Woodside Open Space Committee.
All the best to her family.

Tom Johnson


Posted by Charles Marsala
a resident of another community
on May 12, 2016 at 3:37 pm

Nan worked so hard on so many issues for Atherton. The New Town Center Project roots go back to her efforts more than two decades ago. The Menlo Horse Show has been a wonderful way to showcase Atherton.

Prayers for her and her family.

Charles Marsala


Posted by Paul Goeld
a resident of Woodside: Woodside Hills
on May 12, 2016 at 4:51 pm

I was so sorry to read about Nan's death. I knew Nan briefly when she was in Atherton and serving on the City Council but got to know her more after she moved to Woodside and became a neighbor.

Nan was sharp-as-a-tack smart, witty, classy and so involved in her community. She had a wide circle of friends and will be missed by everyone who had any interaction with her.

My heartfelt condolences to Ron and her family. Rest in peace, Nan.


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