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JOHN C. CALHOUN JR.
JOHN C. CALHOUN JR.
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and Mattie Rowe Calhoun, he grew up with seven siblings, and worked with them to support the family grocery store. He graduated valedictorian of his high school and attended Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a BS in 1937 and a master's in 1941, both in petroleum engineering.
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Calhoun considered himself a "resource specialist" and routinely consulted with the federal government on the nation's marine resources. In 1963–1965 he was assistant and science advisor to the US Secretary of the Interior and acting director of the Office of Water Resources Research.
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He is survived by three daughters and their spouses: Emily Calhoun and Robert Kerr of Boulder; Mary Beth and Larry Towles of Maryville, TN; and Ruth Ellen and David Whitt, of Texarkana, TX; four granddaughters and their spouses; and ten greatgrandchildren. His wife and lifelong intellectual partner, Ruth, survived him by six months, passing away June 1, 2013.
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