It is with great sadness that I have to inform you
that Calvin Parker passed away on August 24th at 8.15 am. He died
peacefully at home surrounded by his wife Waynette and other loved ones.
Calvin was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer some time back so we
knew his time was limited but it was still bad news when it arrived. A
private memorial service was held at the Guardian Angels Funeral Home on
September 2nd. At the request of Calvin’s family, I have not released
anything in public until now. |
Thankfully I spoke with him the week before and told him that I loved and respected him. He already knew that anyway. I also told him that he had more friends around the world that he could ever imagine. His personality, his story and his two books touched a great many people and also helped him get rid of some of the trauma that he had carried since that night in 1973.
When I began working with Calvin I agreed that I would help him cement his legacy. That legacy was to tell his story in full and help to document it for posterity so that future generations will have this information to study and maybe help understand what happened to him and Charles Hickson that night. Calvin was simply looking for answers, some of which he found, others that he didn’t.
I could continue to tell you more about Calvin Parker but I would instead suggest you listen to one of the many podcasts he did. Charles Hickson can also be located online telling his side of the story. Of course, it was their love of fishing that took them to the Pascagoula River that night in October 1973.
Maybe old anglers don’t die, they just go fishing in a bigger river.
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