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Machai Imiri Chapman was born on February 16, 2002, in Newark, DE and resided in New Castle, DE. Machai passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018

Machai attended William Penn High School, and was interested in the engineering program offered at the High School. Machai attended and graduated from Family Foundations Academy middle school, and he was a part of the 1st graduating class at the New Castle location. He participated athletically in the basketball and football programs at school.

He enjoyed playing basketball and video games with his best friends in the neighborhood. He also enjoyed walking the neighbor’s dog every day after school, Machai loved animals.

Machai was a very talented young man who enjoyed drawing, and loved putting together and/or working with anything that he could build. He loved cars, specifically the Maserati. Machai was a selfless young man, who enjoyed helping others within his community, and he had a lot of respect for his elders.

He was preceded in death by his, uncle, Derrick China; maternal great grandmother; Lucy Jones, and maternal great grandfather, Jesse Jones.

He is survived by his mother, Jocelyn Chapman; sister, Sydney Chapman; brother, Marcell Johnson-Chapman; maternal grandfather, Ernest Chapman; maternal grandmother, Gwendolyn Chapman; uncles, Tremayne Chapman, Quennel Chapman, Christopher Chapman and host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

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