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for CALVIN WATTS
Callie Watts-Thomas
June 28, 2013
Well it's been almost a year and not a day goes by that I don't think of you and miss you terribly. My heart will forever have a hole in it, but I can still feel your love as much as ever. I know I told you this when I said bye, but thank you for loving me so much. Rest in peace. I love you.
Callie
Marci Scott
October 25, 2012
Calvin,
I'm so very sad I can't just pick up the phone and talk to you. I have so much to tell you. My incredible respect for you and your compassion to help family and friends in their time of need will live on forever; To love your children and do whatever it took to keep them safe and free of worry; to have such passion in life for many things and the love for others; to be such a wonderful son and brother making your little Momma proud and making PeeWee happy.
When I met you I immediately thought, this guy is so Cool!! and I've loved you ever since. I guess I've always thought you would live on forever Leroy! Your charisma, charm and strength was always a huge attraction and I thought you would stay forever healthy and young. You always had a story that either made people laugh, or a story that would share lessons in life. You had a brillant way of communicating with folks to get your point across.
Your infectious smile and laugh made everyone around you happy and feel special, especially the ladies. Lots of wonderful times my dear. I will forever miss my precious friend!
Enjoy the tranquility around you now as you rest in a peaceful place.
May God Bless You and Keep You and Make His Face to Shine Upon You. My thoughts and prayers are with Anita and your lovely family!
mitchell presley
September 11, 2012
Calvin gave my mom and myself 8years of good rent a nice yard. And he gave me a life lesson hard work allows you to earn what you need or desire he is the most respected man I know he will be missed my prayers are with calllie rhonda charles lindsay and anita calvin we love you very much and we are glad to have the 8 years that we had
Lindsey Parsons
July 19, 2012
Grandpa,
I still can't believe you are gone but I know you are in a better place. I want to Thank You for believing in me and allowing me to work at the office! You will be forever missed and will always have a special place in my heart!! Also,Please watch over my Mom, she really misses you!! I am so glad and blessed that I got the chance to grow closer with you over the last 9 months of your life!! I LOVE YOU !!!
Sherry zellner
July 11, 2012
Hello Darlin, we didn't hear til today,just let u know we are gonna miss you so so much.you we're like are second dad to us.We thought the world of you. Now my dad (Red Zellner) has his longtime best friend with him now, so yall can shake that golden gate singing and playin. Mom's really gonna miss ya,cause she had you to talk to when she was down after dad died. You probly never new how much you meant to us. We're gonna miss ya. Me and tari jo dont have no one to pick on now. You and Red my dad would always light up the customers when you two would get up on that stage. I wished someone would of called us cause i sure wished i could of said love ya and dont worry you'll be with dad, picin and grinning. We all gonna miss ya. Xxxoooxoxo. Keep dad in line for us. LOVE Norma Zellner,Bobby,Sherry(SIS),Tari Jo,and our kids. With our sympathy and prayers.
July 7, 2012
It's been a week since you passed away and I can't get the heaviness off my heart, I miss you deeply. I know that there are many people that loved you and you could lite up a room and get a party started,you also could be very firm and honest, that made people love you even more, but family meant the world to you, so we are all trying to help each other out during these dark days. Niki and Lindsey loved you sincerely and are missing you immensely, but you got to see them grow up and become such great young ladies, I know you were proud of both of them. I am happy that they got to have you in their life as long as they did…
I am blessed that you were my dad and as long as I live, you will live; as long as I live you will be remembered; and as long as I live you will be loved! I hope you are resting in peace and I know that you love me.
Love you always
Sis
July 7, 2012
I can't believe just day before yesterday we laid you to rest. Today is my birthday and what I wouldn't give to hear Happy Birthday from you one more time. Even though Rhonda had to remind you most of the time, I still looked forward to the phone call. I know you wouldn't want me to be sad on my birthday. I have decided I am going to honer you the best way I know how and live life to the fullest and love my family with the passion that you did. I love you.
Callie
July 5, 2012
Calvin provided me the opportunity to learn the business skills that enable me to be where I am today. Calvin touched and provided for many. My thoughts and prayers are with the family along with my heartfelt gratitude for our long standing friendship.
John Carter. Edmond, OK
liz/darren davis
July 5, 2012
the best boss and good friend ever.going to mis you
Donita Tisland
July 5, 2012
Anita and the Watts family. My heart breaks for all of you. I feel so lucky to have known him and miss him greatly. He was very blessed to have had such a loving family. You all meant the world to him. My love and prayers go out to you.
i love you grandpa !!!
Kiersten Watts
July 4, 2012
Charles Watts
July 4, 2012
Dad -- There are no words that can describe what you have meant to me, nor for how I am feeling, the void without you here. You have been a great role model for me and helped me become the man that I am today. You have shown me how to be a loving and caring father. You have shown me how to be a smart businessman. You have shown me how to be a great friend. I know that I will never be able to fill your shoes, even if they are smaller in size. I will not even try to fill them but I hope someday I can set my shoes beside yours and know that I made you proud as a son to you and as a father to your granddaughter. I could share numerous stories with people, but those are my memories for just us to share. I miss you more than words can describe. I love you !!! -- Your Son, Charles
Stacey Teter
July 4, 2012
Grandpa was such a wonderful man. I already miss him more than I ever thought possible. He was such a kind hearted man who loved his family with all of his heart. He was loved by many, will me missed by many, but will never be forgotten. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to our famliy showing us love and support during this difficult time. I miss and love you grandpa.
July 4, 2012
Calvin was a good person and my prayers are with the family. Ellie Raney
Rich and Judy Tomanka
July 4, 2012
We met Calvin through my sister and brother-in-law, Jack and Carolyn Blankenship. In short time we saw what a wonderful, fun and generous person he was. It was truly our pleasure to have known Calvin for the short time we did and will miss his wonderful smile.
July 3, 2012
There will never be another Calvin. That is for sure. My condolences to all his family and Anita. I am proud to have been a part of his life and family. He taught my son a lot about work ethics and helped raise him to a fine young man. For that I will be eternally grateful. I choose to remember the good times and that is what he would have wanted. God bless Callie for keeping me informed during his illness. I got to hold his hand and say goodby. I will miss his phone calls and popping by The Store or my house to say hi. Rest in peace Calvin. Connie (Watts) Kelley
Janie Conkle
July 3, 2012
The old man from the mountain went home, rest in peace.
Briefly to his friends and for future reading to our grandchildren.
Calvin and I married in 1957/1980 and had 3 children. Calvin was an ambitious person always having two or three jobs and fixing up an old car on the side. He worked at many jobs, one was for a dollar an hour at a leather company, we had $38:00 a week to live on, by counting the slices of baloney and bread for lunches all week he made it a practice to put $5:00 dollars a week savings!
He didn't tolerate that very long, so we barrowed $20:00 & a credit card from the Rahmoellers and on the road to Ca. we went! Here I was a county girl 15 never been in a big city and he goes into this pool hall/ bar in southern Ca.( tells me to wait in the car) and comes out 6 hr's later with enough money to get an apartment , pay car payment and by Monday had a great job at General Motor's. Not the end of the story, he barrowed our Landlords car with a trailer to haul lawn mowers and did that on the side. So needless to say he was ambitious!
I have many stories to numerous to mention here, but know he was well liked and loved by many. He touched many people's lives.
Michael & Jennifer Smith
July 3, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with The Watts family. Mr. Watts truly touched the lives of so many and his presence will greatly missed. However, his legacy will live on through his amazing family. May God bless and keep you all.
July 3, 2012
We were sorry to learn of Calvin's passing. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Friends from,
DJ's Industrial Rubber Products, Inc.
July 3, 2012
We were sorry to learn of Calvin's passing. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Friends from,
DJ's Industrial Rubber Products, Inc.
Don & Jennie Himes, Carrie Watson and Sherry Hogg
Jim Belobraydic
July 3, 2012
My condolences to the Watts family and friends. I worked with Mr. Watts for nearly 10 years and I'm blessed for having that experience. He was a tough man. He was a man from a different generation, a generation that is disappearing before our eyes, unfortunately. While tough, he was fair and he always let you know where you stood with him. He was a no BS kind of man. I will miss him. Jim Belobraydic
Tim Hall
July 3, 2012
I am Calvin's cousin. (Second son of his mother's younger brother Jesse) It's odd to say you have a cousin who's 29 years older than you. Growing up, he was usually just a name who was mentioned in conversation about family. We lived in Washington State and didn't get back to Oklahoma often enough for me to really get to know Calvin growing up. I had the good fortune of getting to know him better over the last several years. He turned out to be everything he was billed out to be, and then some. I found his passion for life very inspiring. I was fortunate enough to get to talk to him a few weeks back. I told him I wished I'd known him better over the years.....that his motivation and drive to succeed would have been a wonderful influence on my life. It is unfortunate that people like Calvin have to leave us.....but I will always keep a bit of him in my heart, to help sustain me when the waters of life get too rough. Rest in peace my cousin.....you will be missed.
Callie Watts-Thomas
July 3, 2012
You were so full of life, I never realized you were growing old and tired. I don't think I ever really thought about what it meant for you to go. You were so charismatic and even at your worse it was so easy for me to love you. You taught me things that I didn't even realize I needed to know. I can't imagine my heart will break anymore. There will not be a day that goes by that I won't miss you and think of you. I love you, Dad.
Callie
Mardi Ruegge
July 3, 2012
There are few word than can express my warm thoughts and how much I liked and respected Calvin. He and Clark were two of my first "men friends" who made me feel welcome as a newcomer to Ok City and the good old days of the "Store Club" and our friendship(s) last(s) over the years. My warm regards to Anita, Janie and Children and extended family members and circle of friends he introduced into my world. I will always smile when I think or speak of Calvin and all the fun he brought to the table of friendship.
Kerri Hines
July 3, 2012
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived. Keeping Anita and the Watts family in my prayers.
Don Himes
July 3, 2012
Calvin will be missed.
Marietta Real
July 3, 2012
"Our best condolences for the Watts family and Anita and Clark. I met Calvin many years ago in the 70's - he touched so many lives with his smile. He was a self made man and enjoyed life to the utmost! When Calvin was having fun - everyone was included too!!! Calvin, you will be missed but never ever forgotten! You met my son, Scott, later on and treated him with the same respect as myself too!" Marietta and Bill Real, Les Scott Winslow, Oklahoma City, OK
wanda lowry
July 3, 2012
Words cannot express how much Calvin is, and will be, missed. He has been a great friend. My heart goes out to his loved ones. Love you Calvin.
PeeWee Watts
July 2, 2012
My brother was my best friend and brother. I guess you could say he raised me when he rescued me when I was in the 8th grade, there is no telling where I would be today if it hadn't been for my big brother. He was always there for me my whole life if I needed him. My brother had a Big Heart in helping people in there time of need. Calvin feed alot of families over the last 50 years by keeping us all working for C. Watts. There is no words to say how much I will miss by brother. Calvin and I sure could pick up the girls years ago in our white panten shoes and red pants. They new when the Watts boys come into a club there was going to be some parting going on. I Love you big brother and will miss you everyday for the rest of my life. Rest in Peace. Your brother PeeWee.
Forever Brothers
Calvin & Pee Wee
July 2, 2012
Angie Marten
July 2, 2012
Calvin touched the lives of so many people and he will be truly missed. I will miss being called Kentuck! Thoughts and prayers go out to Anita and Calvin's children.
Conna Weaver
July 2, 2012
My heart goes out to the Watts family during this time. So very many people are feeling the heartache since the loss of Calvin and that alone says what kind of man he was. Praying for peace and comfort to you all at this time.
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