Birth date: Feb 26, 1935 Death date: Jan 1, 2021
CHARLESTON, IL - Dr. Calvin N. Smith, age 85 of Charleston, formerly of Grace, Idaho and retired EIU Professor, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at his Villas of Holly Brook home. A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 Read Obituary
Dr. Smith was my favorite professor at EIU. He taught me so many valuable life lessons in addition to the speech communication classroom topics. I loved his sense of humor and always looked forward to his classes - never skipped one even though they were
I graduated in 1988. In 1987 I was 21 and had Dr Smith in some classes. Of all the things I remember about EIU, he was one of them. Frankly the only professor I can recall 34 years later. He was funny, caring, and when you needed a little kick in the but,
I was very sorry to hear of Calvin Smith's passing. He was a friend and an important mentor during my teenage years in the 1960's. Calvin and I were home teaching partners for the LDS Church.  For a time Calvin served as Stake Mission Leade
I have very fond memories of Dr. Smith - he was my professor at EIU from 1990-1992 and we kept in touch ever since. I recall his kindness, wisdom, and smile. He always made students feel comfortable in his classes and was the only professor I ever
We were fortunate to know Calvin through church. We enjoyed his outgoing personality and smile. He was our home teacher for several years. We enjoyed his visits to our home and his thoughtful messages. Our prayers are with his sweet wife Nancy and with th
Bob and I watched today's beautiful service with tears in our eyes remembering what a wonderful friend Calvin and your family were to us. While watching the video Bob recognized the basketball hoop in the driveway where he and Calvin spent many hours
My husband and I were fortunate to come to EIU at about the same time as Dr. Smith. I was a speech/theatre major and had the opportunity to meet Dr. Smith and get to know him. I wasn't a student in any of his classes nor was my husband but Dr. Smi
We graduated from EIU in 1970. We are also members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was a Speech/Journalism/Theatre/English major and Dr. Smith was always available as professor to guide me in my studies. We wanted to include/submit a
Our thoughts go out to the entire family of Cal Smith. We will miss his happy outgoing personality. He always had a pleasant word or greeting each time we met.
