Dennis Calvert's Obituary
Dennis Lee Calvert, 80, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, on Sunday, April 12, following a long illness.Visitation will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 15, from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at Highland Church of Christ on Thursday, April 16, at 10:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Memorial Park CemeteryDennis Lee Calvert was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1934, in Dickens County, Texas. He attended Texas Tech University, where he was a Red Raiders basketball player and then a manager of the Red Raiders basketball team. He married the love of his life, Patty Stephenson Calvert, in 1957. He received his master’s degree from Abilene Christian College in 1960. The Calverts made their home in Memphis in 1962, where Dennis worked as a sales rep, first for Rubbermaid, then for Hamilton Beach, and eventually in business for himself, at Dennis Calvert and Associates. He was a basketball coach for the Junior Olympics basketball program for a decade, mentoring and supporting a generation of young men of his community. He was a faithful servant leader at Highland Church of Christ, as a deacon and as an elder. He had an adventurous spirit and a deep-seated love of travel; he and Patty visited countries all over the world for the past 20 years.Dennis and Patty founded Lamplighter Montessori School in 1967, where he charmed the children by playing Santa Claus for 25 years. The children called him, “Mr. Dr. Calvert.”Dennis is survived by his wife, Patty, his children Trish Ring (Carl) of Memphis and Dennis Patrick (Dee) Calvert (Suzann) of Laguna Hills, California, his grandchildren Jay Brouthers and Christine Brouthers and Kelsey Calvert and Kevin Calvert. He also leaves a sister, Georgia Calvert Biggs, of Lubbock, Texas, as well as beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and brothers and sisters-in-law.Dennis will be remembered as a kind, faithful man devoted to his family and his church. He was a generous man of much good humor and loyalty. He loved a round of golf, a day of fishing, and a well-told joke. The angels are going to be laughing a bit more in heaven.The family requests memorials be sent to The Overflow Campaign, Highland Church of Christ, 400 N. Houston Levee Road, Cordova, TN 38018
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