Bill Calhoun, 63, passed away peacefully in his home August 16, 2014. He was born in Tallahassee, FL and raised in San Marco, Jacksonville. Bill graduated from the University of Florida and found his niche as a social studies teacher at Mandarin Middle School from 1986 to 2005. He was loved by his students and faculty. Bill was an avid reader and historian. He enjoyed camping in his motor home and had an enthusiasm for his Scottish culture. Bill is survived by his wife of 30 years Eileen, a sister Lark, daughters Charlotte and Adrienne, son Ron and grandchildren Morgan and Ian. The family will be having a gathering at his home at 1325 Morvenwood Road, Sunday, September 14th from 2 to 4 pm. There will be a memorial service in Spartanburg, SC on October 19th. Hardage-Giddens, THE OAKLAWN CHAPEL, 4801 San Jose Boulevard, is serving the family.
Published in the Florida Times-Union on Aug. 24, 2014
I thought I had added a comment to Bill's memory but I don't see anything. Hmm, maybe its my memory .
Anyway, The Big Calhouna!! Bill and I spent two summers together working construction jobs for Daniel Construction Company. We carried rebar, 2x4's trash and shovels. I would pick him up everyday in my Ford Falcon hotrod and we would smoke Camel unfiltered cigarettes on the way to work. Thats what all the other real construction workers smoked so by God, we would too. It was fun and we laughed all the time.
I called Bill once trying to get him to the reunion and while we had a great conversation, I couldn't get him to come. He was a great guy with a wicked sense of humor. I hope life was good to him at the end.
My recall of Bill was in locker room after gym: I turned at just the wrong time, and my elbow caught him on his forehead, bringing on an almost immediate knot. He was easy going then too, can see how he could handle a teaching job, but wouldn't have predicted it.
Christopher Warren [Chris] Parker
I thought I had added a comment to Bill's memory but I don't see anything. Hmm, maybe its my memory .
Anyway, The Big Calhouna!! Bill and I spent two summers together working construction jobs for Daniel Construction Company. We carried rebar, 2x4's trash and shovels. I would pick him up everyday in my Ford Falcon hotrod and we would smoke Camel unfiltered cigarettes on the way to work. Thats what all the other real construction workers smoked so by God, we would too. It was fun and we laughed all the time.
I called Bill once trying to get him to the reunion and while we had a great conversation, I couldn't get him to come. He was a great guy with a wicked sense of humor. I hope life was good to him at the end.
Tom Maida
My recall of Bill was in locker room after gym: I turned at just the wrong time, and my elbow caught him on his forehead, bringing on an almost immediate knot. He was easy going then too, can see how he could handle a teaching job, but wouldn't have predicted it.