Chattanooga businessman and civic leader Edward Young Chapin IV, known by many as Chape, died Saturday.
He was a longtime president of Rock City Gardens and was president of a variety of professional tourism organizations. He also was a past president and longtime member of the Chattanooga Engineers Club.
Richard Manning, the club’s treasurer, said Chapin was interested in promoting science, technology, engineering and math education.
“It was focused in elementary through high school and trying to get students interested,” Manning said. “Our concern was with lagging math scores and what we could do to get kids excited.”
Also, Chapin was involved in teaching robotics primarily to middle school youth, Manning said.