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Daniel Calvin Obituary
May 26, 1952 - September 20, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas - Daniel Patrick Samuel Calvin, aged 72, passed away on September 20, 2024, in Fort Worth, TX.
Born on May 26, 1952, Dan was known for his kindness, intelligence, and wit.
Dan attended St. Maria Goretti Catholic school for his primary years before attending Nolan Catholic High School, where he met the love of his life, Susan Elizabeth Benavides. After high school, Dan attended Rice University. After graduation, he began a distinguished career of more than forty years at Northrop Grumman, where he worked as a Systems Administrator until his retirement in 2020.
Dan was an active member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, where he volunteered as a Confirmation teacher, and Eucharistic Minister. Dan had a lifelong passion for learning, and enthusiastically participated in the TCU Silver Frogs Continuing Ed Program. At Silver Frogs, Dan was a popular teacher of film genres. He derived equal pleasure from the courses provided by his fellow instructors.
Dan is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Susan Elizabeth; sons, Andrew and Geoff; brother, Sam; sister, Mary Ellen Coogan and husband John Coogan; and many other devoted relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, CC Calvin, and mother, Patsy Gillespie Calvin.
Visitation will be held Thursday October 3rd from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth Texas, where there will be an opportunity to share stories. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Andrew Catholic Church on October 4th at 11:30am. Dan's legacy of wisdom, humor, and kindness will be cherished and remembered by all who knew him.
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Mike Smith
March 20, 2025
Just an addition to my earlier post. I recently found this photo of my roommate Dan in the Wiess College lounge either January or February 1971. A good shot of a studious young Rice freshman.
Mike Smith
February 3, 2025
I just saw the notice of Dan´s passing in the Rice magazine. Well, better late than never and I´m sure Dan´s glorious soul will appreciate a nod from his former roommate our freshman and sophomore years at Rice, 1970-72. What a great guy! He threw a fast and vigorous Frisbee, but we gave up trying to keep a Frisbee flying for twenty-four hours after about two hours in, at dawn. As Jeff pointed out I do recall his outrageous punning ability. I also enlisted him to act in a couple of plays that Kozmik Productions staged. And I remember discussing his switching from physics to English his senior year and getting why he wanted to do that, despite my initial surprise.
John Beck
January 24, 2025
He could recite the value of pi to more digits than anyone else I´ve met. I enjoyed working with him.
Jeff Ross
October 23, 2024
Dan and I shared a suite at Rice his senior year and my junior year along with Michael Ytterberg and Jeff Finger. Dan decided in his senior year to abandon his pursuit of a physics major for this degree as an English major. This change seemed most appropriate as Dan was the master of the pun. We would play at stringing puns together with the subsequent pun always tying to its predecessor. Dan could always extend the string and often leave the remaining players at a loss for continuation.
We lost contact after graduation, and I am sad to learn of his passing. condolences to his family. I trust that the good times outweigh all others.
Cynthia
September 29, 2024
Holding you in my heart. A silver Frog
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