Mr. Calvin Wallace

Funeral service for Mr. Calvin Wallace, 91 of Katy, Texas, will be held on Friday, April 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dale Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Gary Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. A time of visitation will be held an hour prior to the service from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Mr. Calvin Wallace was born on August 13, 1931, in Smackover, Arkansas. He passed this life on March 31, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was the fifth of seven children born to Lester and Bertha Wallace. He met Jenneita Smith at Gary High School and they became high school sweethearts. They married on August 4, 1951, and were married 70 years. They had two children, Patti and Richard. They moved to Alvin, Texas in 1951 where he began his career working for Phillips Petroleum Company. Calvin served in the US Navy from 1953 to 1955. He was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After the Navy, he worked for several years at Phillips and later moved to Monsanto Chemical Company. He retired from Cain Chemical Company in 1993. While living in Alvin, they made lifelong friends. They lived there until 2014 when they moved to Katy to be closer to family. Calvin loved his family and always put others before himself. He was a very active 91-year-old and drove his great granddaughters to and from school every day. He was Cinco Ranch High School baseball’s number one fan, and never missed a game supporting his grandson, Coach Brett Wallace. He rarely missed the sporting events of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He loved spending time with family and friends. One of the highlights every summer was the annual trip to the lake, and he enjoyed celebrating family birthdays and holidays. He was affectionately known as Pop. Calvin was a faithful man who loved the Lord. Love is patient, love is kind, …always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres, love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8). These verses describe Calvin, a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who instilled these values into his family. Calvin was preceded in death by his son, Richard Wallace, and his beloved wife, Jenneita Wallace. He is survived by his daughter Patti Smith and husband Billy Smith of Katy; grandson Brett Wallace and wife Mandy of Katy; grandson Sean Brennan and wife Cassie of Atlanta, Georgia, granddaughter Lori Jones and husband Will of Katy; sister Betty Sue Gilliam of Carthage; great-grandchildren, Elle Wallace, Emma Wallace, River Brennan, Dakota Brennan, Van Jones and many nieces and nephews. A guestbook can be signed at www.hawthornfuneralhome.com

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Mr. Calvin Wallace

August 13, 1931 - March 31, 2023