William Calvert Obituary

William Marksheffel Calvert, born November 23, 1921, was a life long resident of Colorado Springs, where he died peacefully at home on May 19, 2005. Bill was a Lieutenant in the Navy during World War II and commanded a PT Boat in the South Pacific. A graduate of Colorado College and University of Colorado Law School, he practiced law until being elected a 4th district judge – where he served until retirement. Bill was a member of the Winter Night Club, El Paso Club, Saturday Knight Hiking Group, and active civically. He was preceded in death by his children: Paul, Mathew, Steven, Joseph, and Mary. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Madalyn Woodward Calvert; a sister, Anne Cross; and many nieces and nephews who loved him very much. There will be a visitation on Monday, May 23, 2005, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A vigil service will follow the visitation on Monday, at 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 24th, 2005, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 9 El Pomar Road. There will be interment at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Pikes Peak Hospice, 825 E. Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 600, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903 or Steve Handen (Mesa House and Vision House), 415 W. Kiowa, Suite B, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903