Obituary of Doris Somerville Calhoun

Doris Somerville Calhoun, 85, passed away peacefully on November 17 at her residence in Reston, VA. Doris was born to the late Karl and Gladys Somerville on April 19, 1929, in Erie, PA. She graduated from East High School in Erie in 1947 and received a BA in English literature from Maryville College in Tennessee in 1952. Doris wed the late Richard J. Calhoun in 1954. The couple lived in Chapel Hill and Davidson, NC, before settling in Clemson, SC, in 1961, where Richard was employed as an English professor for 33 years. They also resided in the former Yugoslavia, Denmark, and Austria, where Richard served as U.S. Department of State Fulbright scholar. The couple retired to Chapel Hill in 1995, where they remained until Richard's death in 2004. Doris relocated to Northern Virginia in 2005. Doris worked as a librarian for the Robert Muldrow Cooper Library at Clemson University from 1971 until her retirement in 1994. She played the cello in high school and college and especially enjoyed listening to and attending classical music and opera performances with her husband. She also enjoyed art, literature, travel in Europe, and keeping up with news about the countries in which the couple lived. Doris is survived by two children, Carolyn Culhane of Vienna, VA, and Martin Calhoun of Herndon, VA; four grandchildren, Alena and Alex Hillman of Charleston, SC; Megan Calhoun of Herndon, VA; and Gillian Culhane of Vienna, VA; a sister, Virginia Sherman of Mentor, OH; and a brother, Ronald Somerville of Columbia, MD. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard, in 2004 and a daughter, Rebecca Hillman, in 1995. A Memorial service at St Ann's Episcopal Church in Reston, VA. will take place at a later date. In remembrance of Doris, those who wish to may make contributions to: Center for Dementia Research Nathan Kline Institute 140 Old Orangeburg Road Orangeburg, NY 10962 ATTN: Ralph Nixon, M.D., Ph.D. http://cdr.rfmh.org/Donation_Website.pdf