William B. Calvin
William B. Calvin of Lavalette, N.J., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Park Manor Care Center in Middletown. He was 85 years old.
Born Jan. 1, 1927, at home in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of Joe Frank Calvin and Bethany Lou (Connally) Calvin.
After graduating high school he worked as a funeral director in order to put himself through college and graduate school. Bill was a graduate of Texas Southern Methodist University and also attended the Kellog School of Management of Northwestern University where he received his master of science in hospital administration.
Upon graduation Bill was honored to be chosen by the founder of the program, Dr.. Malcolm T. MacEachren, to be his protege and accompany him on a six month tour of Australia where together they instilled the Masters of Hospital Administration program at the University of Sydney. Dr. MacEachren was widely known as “The father of Modern Hospital Administration.”
In 1955, Bill married his “long-stemmed rose,” Phyllis (Matthews) Calvin.
He was the assistant hospital administrator at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, N.J., before becoming the president of Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., for 35 years before retiring to his much loved “shore” home on West Point Island in Lavallette, N.J., where he spent time with his grandchildren and dogs enjoying the sunsets on the Barnegat Bay.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Lavalette, N.J.; his daughter Deirdre Hamling and son-in- law Thomas Hamling of Warwick; his grandchildren Brooke, Tucker, William “Chase” and Molly Rose; as well as his sister Labeth Sue Kester in Texas.
He is also survived by sister-in-law Shirley Collins, and several loving nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be sent to Bon Secours Warwick Health Foundation, on behalf of St. Anthony Community Hospital, 15 Maple Ave., Warwick, NY 10990.
Private funeral services were under the direction of Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick. For additional information, visit online at www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.