Craig, Calvert Joseph 'C. J.'

1918 - 2011  (92 years)

• Name	Craig, Calvert Joseph 'C. J.'
  		Clay City Grade School, School Year 1958-59, Grade 5 Ms. Stanley, Ron McDowell, me, Carl Patridge, Sherry Gordon , Gene Toler, Patsy Harrison, Mr. Craig. Second Row. Paul Schnautz, Jo Duff, Patsy Milligan , Chuck Holhbauch, Patty Hunley, Dale Stanford, Cheryl Rosenleib, Top Row. Billy Davis, Alice Driggers, Don Weidner, Virginia Harris, David Rose, Karen Wells, Kenneth Sharp. Contributed by…
  		Clay City High School, Class of 1966 Grade 8 - Mr. Delmar Fehrenbacher - Teacher Row 1 - Rod Doris, Patsy Milligan, Bob Dungan, Becky Michaels, Burton Henderson, Karen Wells, Terry Haught, ????, Mr. Craig Row 2- Shirley Laughton, Sandra Rosenieb, Joe Housley, Cheryl Rosenlieb, David Cook, Peggy Thomas, Carl Patridge, Patty Hunley, Linda Keck, Joyce Long Row 3 - Donnie Weidner, Jo…
  Birth	18 Sep 1918	De Soto, Jackson County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	School Principal
  Reference Number	CRAI.C003
  _FGRAVE	67048967
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army Air Corps
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  Death	15 Mar 2011	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
  Burial	Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
  Person ID	I53340	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	?, Pearl E.,   b. 1919   d. 2021 (Age 102 years)
  Family ID	F19345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Sep 1918 - De Soto, Jackson County, Illinois Death - 15 Mar 2011 - Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Burial - - Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  alvert J. Craig passed away March 15, 2011. He was born September 18, 1918 in DeSoto, Illinois and was a survivor of the Tri State Tornado, March 1925, which claimed the life of his brother Robert. Calvert worked for the Illinois Central Railroad & taught elementary school in Desoto until he joined the Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war he was an accountant for Standard Oil Company in El Paso, Texas, until deciding to return home to Illinois & finish his graduate degree in education at the University of Ilinois. He taught grades 1- 8 in a one room school house, high school English & Social Science and was Principal of Clay City Elementary in Clay City, Illinois from 1947 – 1962. He moved to Tampa, Florida in 1962 and was employed as Area Director of Hillsborough County Public Schools. He was appointed Superintendent of Schools by Governor Hayden Burns, from 1966 – 1967 and was the Director of the student teaching program and a professor of school law and administration at The University of South Florida until his retirement in 1981. During his retirement years he volunteered at his church, Forest Hills United Methodist teaching continuing education classes to adults and serving on several committees. Most recently he was a member of Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church. Cal never missed a Buccaneer home game & enjoyed spending time with a close group of friends and family. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Pearl Craig, daughter Kay Reid, husband Tom, granddaughters Eden Reid Jensen, husband Britt, Eljyn Reid, great grandson Rett Jensen, nephews Bob Bridges, David Schwartz, Johnnie Lee Robertson, Jack Craig, Dr. Stephen Craig, nieces Barbara McAlister & Candace Lewis & many great nephews and nieces that he loved. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred & Mary Alta Craig, brothers, Robert & Charles Craig, sisters Vivian Bridges & Jane Schwartz, twin brother Dr. Albert Craig & daughter Sue Ann Craig. Services will be held at Blount & Curry Carrollwood Chapel on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm with interment following at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC 20090 or the Humane Society of Pinellas 3040 State Road 590, Clearwater, FL 33759.