Ex-Miami Herald Chief Chapman Dead at 87

Alvah H. Chapman Jr., the former Miami Herald president/CEO and civic leader who helped building the modern city there has died at 87.

It happened on Christmas Day in Miami, and he was with his family. He was afflicted with Parkinson’s disease and had suffered strokes in recent years.

After arriving in Miami in 1960, his former paper observed today, “He evolved into a devoted and energetic champion of his adopted hometown and became the unifying force behind scores of civic endeavors — from housing the homeless to sculpting downtown Miami’s contemporary appearance to leading We Will Rebuild after Hurricane Andrew in 1992.”

He once said, ”You can’t publish a successful newspaper in a community that’s dying on the vine.

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