The Rev. Thomas K. Chaffee, Jr., ObJN, retired priest of the Diocese of Springfield, died Oct. 10 in Paris, France, while on vacation. Fr. Chaffee, 86, lived in Windsor, NC.

A native of Providence, RI, he was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. During World War II he served with Squadron A, 101st Cavalry Division in the South Pacific. He attended Nashotah House, then was ordained deacon and priest in 1949. He was minister-in-charge of St. Martin's, Des Plaines, and St. John's, Mt. Prospect, IL, 1949-52, and rector of St. John's from 1952 through 1955. He was rector of St. Thomas', Neenah-Menasha, WI, 1955-76, and rector of St. Alban's, Olney, IL, 1976-77. He retired in 1977. In his retirement, Fr. Chaffee served congregations in the dioceses of Chicago and Fond du Lac, and more recently in the Diocese of North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, the Rev. Barbara Chaffee; two sons, Thomas III, of Cincinnati, OH, and Joseph T. Whitaker, of Carlsbad, CA; a brother, Henry, of Vero Beach, FL; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.