The Golden Bachelorette’s Chock Chapple’s Family: Meet His Late Fiancee and 2 Kids

Chock Chapple is simply a family guy. The security executive and Joan Vassos are deepening their relationship connected The Golden Bachelorette play 1, and nan brace person a batch successful common. Like Joan, Chock knowledgeable losing a partner aft his fiancée Katherine “Kathy” Elizabeth White Goree died from encephalon crab successful January 2022.

Prior to his engagement pinch Kathy, Chock was erstwhile joined to his ex-wife, Heather Chapple, pinch whom he shares 2 kids.

Chock Chapple’s Relationship With Late Fiancee Kathy

During play 1, section 2 of The Golden Bachelorette, Joan chose nan Kansas autochthonal to travel her connected nan first one-on-one day of nan season. Chock opened his bosom to nan starring woman and shared nan astir tragic arena of his life – losing Kathy.

“We were together for 9 years and we were engaged and we had plans to beryllium together,” Chock told The Golden Bachelorette. “And past I sewage a telephone from her boy and he said, ‘I request you to travel to nan hospital,’ and I had nary thought why.”

After experiencing a seizure, Kathy underwent a CAT scan that revealed tumors connected her brain. Doctors discovered she had glioblastoma, a accelerated spreading and astir communal type of encephalon cancer.

“She lived for 5 months, 4 days. I’ve been done immoderate things successful my life, but I ne'er had anyone dice successful my arms. It was heartbreaking,” Chock recalled to Joan. “It was nan only clip I really showed vulnerability, wherever I collapsed down. And I started crying and you go, ‘Why couldn’t it beryllium me? Why is this happening to you?’”

He revealed that “about 1 month” earlier Kathy passed away, she “sat [him] down” and said, “‘I want you to spell connected pinch your life.’ That’s 1 of nan biggest reasons I’m here.”

Chock mourned nan nonaccomplishment of his precocious fiancée by penning a beautiful tribute to her via Facebook soon aft her decease successful January 2022.

“Super K was afloat of love, she mislaid her conflict to crab while ne'er complaining nor having immoderate regrets,” nan ABC contestant wrote. “Kathy’s emotion for her family, friends and furry friends was 2nd to none.”

Chock later cherished Kathy arsenic “the stone of her family.”

“I mislaid a awesome friend and our organization mislaid 1 of its champion kept secrets,” nan station continued. “Kathy’s friends will ever beryllium adjacent and beloved to her. They genuinely enjoyed each different and ever had stories of nosy and adventure. A typical sincere acknowledgment to those who cared for Kathy these past 5 months, and I apologize successful beforehand if I omit anyone; Crystal, Susan, Sharon, Sonja, Silvia, Tom Jr, Tom Sr, Nikki, Kristy, Addie and Charlie.”

Chock Chapple’s Late Fiancee Kathy Had 2 Kids

Kathy was nan mother of 2 children, Charlie and Addison.

Chock Chapple Has 2 Kids

Chock welcomed girl Taylor and boy Tyler during his matrimony pinch ex-wife Heather.

The erstwhile mates were joined for much than 1 decade earlier calling it quits and maintaining an amicable coparenting relationship.

“The matrimony lasted 12 years and we conscionable weren’t really a fit,” Chock told Joan during their one-on-one date. “[She’s a] bully personification and I wish her nan best. [She’s] nan mother of my children.”