James Bruce Chalfant, 66, beloved husband, father, grandfather

Morristown, NJ – James “Bruce” Chalfant died Thursday, February 22 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Bruce was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on March 30, 1940, and moved to Morristown, NJ at the age of ten. After attending Morristown and Hanover Park High School, he graduated Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1962. During his tenure at Lehigh University Bruce was a disc jockey at a local radio station, and was the head of the percussion section for the University Band. Following graduation from Lehigh, Bruce joined the United States Air Force, as a commissioned officer and distinguished graduate Bruce served at several Air Forces bases including Whiteman AFB – Strategic Air Command, as the Base Information Officer. Later Bruce was one of the 1^st First Lieutenants in the Air Forces Minuteman missile program, and served as a Combat Crew Chief, and a Senior Instructor – Missile Combat Crew Commander. He also found time to be part of the OTS Drum and Bugle Corps. Following his military service Bruce began a career in journalism, where he initially reported on global oil markets for National Petroleum and Platt’s Oilgram. He traveled on ice breaking tanker the s.s. Manhattan during the Northwest Passage for the building of the Alaskan Pipeline. Bruce launched the daily telex service on global spot markets for McGraw Hill. During his career he not only covered the spot markets in Europe and the Gulf Coast during the Arab Oil Embargo and the oil shortage as well he directed coverage of the Iran/Iraq war and the Iraq invasion of Kuwait and the collapse of the Junk Bond Market. His journalistic career path led him to create the Energy Service for Dow Jones/Telerate where he was the editor in Chief of the Dow Jones/Telerate Financial information newsroom. His experience and insight proved valuable to the financial industry. He retired in 2002. In his spare time Bruce loved drumming and music.

As a loving husband, father, and grandfather he is survived by his wife of 44 years Gail Sanderson Chalfant; his two daughters Gabrielle Elizabeth Meyer, and Heather Ann Maher; and three grandchildren Richard James Chalfant Meyer, Daniel James Maher, and Isabelle Leah Maher. To those who knew him, he was a special person, and a good friend – he will be dearly missed.

Funeral services will be held at St. Peters Episcopal Church, corner of Miller and South Streets, Morristown, NJ at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Visiting will be on Monday, February 26, 2007, from 2:00 – 4:00pm and 7:00 – 9:00pm at the Rowe Lanterman Funeral Home 71 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ, 973-538-0520.