2008 Woodie Awards
Classmates mourn death of student
Jamie Forsythe
Issue date: 6/9/04 Section: News
More than a week has passed since SIUE student Chad Calhoun died after falling asleep at the wheel of his newly purchased Pontiac Grand Am, but the mourning continues.
"He was enthusiastic about becoming an Army officer, very intuitive in the art of war class and extremely team-oriented. He was more concerned about the team than himself," ROTC professor Capt. Carla Hughes said.
Calhoun, 20, of Shiloh, died at 7 a.m. May 30. Visitation was June 2 at Schildknecht Funeral Home in O'Fallon.
Funeral services were the following day at First Baptist Church in O'Fallon. Calhoun was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Shiloh.
"It's a great loss to our program," Hughes said. "Several cadets attended his funeral. He had a lot of close friends in the program."
Hughes said Calhoun's professor of military science, Roberto Vazquez, spoke at his funeral.
Calhoun had just completed his sophomore year at SIUE. He was studying to be an officer in the Army and a high school English teacher.
"He was very patriotic. He recently competed in the German Armed Forces Competition for Military Proficiency in May and won a bronze medal," Hughes said.
He is survived by his parents, Larry and Kay Calhoun, of Shiloh, and his brother, Jonathon Calhoun, of Clarkston, Mich.
He is also survived by his grandparents, Tom and Audrey Calhoun, of Shiloh.
According to Hughes, Calhoun had other siblings who preceded him in death.
Memorials may be made to the Chad Calhoun Memorial Scholarship Fund at Scott Credit Union, 648 Carlyle Avenue in Belleville.
"He was enthusiastic about becoming an Army officer, very intuitive in the art of war class and extremely team-oriented. He was more concerned about the team than himself," ROTC professor Capt. Carla Hughes said.
Calhoun, 20, of Shiloh, died at 7 a.m. May 30. Visitation was June 2 at Schildknecht Funeral Home in O'Fallon.
Funeral services were the following day at First Baptist Church in O'Fallon. Calhoun was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Shiloh.
"It's a great loss to our program," Hughes said. "Several cadets attended his funeral. He had a lot of close friends in the program."
Hughes said Calhoun's professor of military science, Roberto Vazquez, spoke at his funeral.
Calhoun had just completed his sophomore year at SIUE. He was studying to be an officer in the Army and a high school English teacher.
"He was very patriotic. He recently competed in the German Armed Forces Competition for Military Proficiency in May and won a bronze medal," Hughes said.
He is survived by his parents, Larry and Kay Calhoun, of Shiloh, and his brother, Jonathon Calhoun, of Clarkston, Mich.
He is also survived by his grandparents, Tom and Audrey Calhoun, of Shiloh.
According to Hughes, Calhoun had other siblings who preceded him in death.
Memorials may be made to the Chad Calhoun Memorial Scholarship Fund at Scott Credit Union, 648 Carlyle Avenue in Belleville.
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