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Jim Chapman: Columbia . . . will always be where I'm from A picture of homeplace being razed was painful, but there's a happy ending for one treasured element, the swing, which still provides summer pleasure as it did when hung on the porch of the Robert & Lucille Chapman home on Jamestown Street many years ago By Jim Chapman It was a sad day for me when my sister Sue, of Columbia, forwarded to me, your article and pictures of our childhood Columbia home being razed. Although painful to see, it made me wish that I could have been there to see the tear down. Along with our parents, five of us, as kids, lived there, attending Columbia schools. I've lived 12 years outside the U.S. and in many states, but Columbia and Adair County have always been 'where I'm from', and remain so today, though I don't live there now. I've found no place better, nor finer people anywhere. And the Chapman house was important and central to those thoughts and feelings. But, I understand progress and the need for renewal, and my love for the area is unchanged. I have had the front porch swing from our family's Columbia home on the porch of my present house, for 14 years. Dad had bought the swing somewhere in Adair County and it is at least 60 years old and still strong - which is a credit to skilled Adair County craftsmen. Through the early years, Mother would alternate the swing's color from black to green and today one can still see traces of the green paint from years ago. My brother Bobby had gotten the swing from the family home in Columbia, and still only loans it to me to use. It is even a better swing today. My brother-in-law from Milltown, and now Louisville, Doug Baker, brought me two strong springs to attach to the ceiling, for attaching the chains to, providing a softer sitting. Those springs came from an old car hood. But, after painting, they pass my wife, Patti's, esthetics test. A special comment on ColumbiaMagazine.com Columbia and Adair County are fortunate to have the tremendous contribution made by Columbia Magazine. I log onto it often and enjoy the broad coverage, human interest and wild life stories. The area citizens and it's leaders, I'm confident, appreciate the long leadership he has provided to this community. No other county has such a strong level of support, such as the Waggeners provide with ColumbiaMagazine.com. Thanks, Jim, for the very generous compliment for ColumbiaMagazine.com, and for sharing the story of the porch swing, where so many Jamestown Street kids enjoyed so many summer days. -Ed The author, Adair Countian Jimmy Chapman, is now a Boeing 747, International Flight Engineer. He had a distinguished U.S. Air Force tenure (For the last three years of his active career, Colonel) as a pilot. After his service retirement he was a full-time pilot with United Parcel Service, flying out of Louisville International Airport. He and his wife Patti are now residents of Anchorage, KY. Related PHOTO: A Columbia Memory: Chapman home razed This story was posted on 2007-08-05 06:09:30
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