Mrs. Carol Calvin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Obituary of Carol Jean Matson Calvin November 5th, 1937 – June 18th, 2022 Carol Jean Matson Calvin was born on November 5, 1937, the daughter of Helen Matson Sprewell, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Carol never knew her father. Carol received her formal education at Fourth Street Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior high School, and North Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She furthered her education by attaining a Diploma in Nursing from Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Marquette University College of Nursing, and Master of Science Degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Education. Carol also took post-graduate courses in Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Mrs. Calvin accepted Christ as her Savior as a young child and attended St. Mark's A.M.E. Church. After marriage, she joined St. John Baptist Church, then the Fellowship United Church of Christ in Milwaukee. She joined Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in 1982 and was active in the following ministries: The Nurses Guild (President), Missionary Society (Vice President), Gospel Chorus, Senior Choir (Director), Sunday School/Bible Class (Christian Drama) and Health Ministry (Chairperson). She directed the Choir at BRIA of Trinity Village. Carol was united in holy matrimony with Earl David Calvin, on April 1, 1961, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their union was blessed with two children, Roger Alan Calvin, and David Earl Calvin. They were divorced in 1971. Mrs. Calvin was a registered professional nurse. She was a general duty staff nurse in medical-surgical obstetrical, and community health nursing from 1958-1968. Carol began her teaching career in the fall of 1972 at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Nursing. In the fall of 1973, she began teaching in the Associate Degree Nursing Program of Milwaukee Area Technical College. She taught in that program for twenty years. While teaching there, she coordinated a project titled "Increasing Cultural Awareness in Nursing Education." The project had a major impact on the students and faculty by infusing cultural content into the curriculum and offering staff education for the faculty. After she retired from MATC, she returned and taught a staff development course titled "Educational Diversity," for four years. During her years as a nursing instructor, she directed an HIV Prevention Project from 1989 to 1991 for the Milwaukee Chapter National Black Nurses Association. Mrs. Calvin co-founded and was Executive Director of Comprehensive Health Education, Inc., an HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Treatment Adherence Project for ten years, 2001- 2011. This project included preventing and managing other chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and asthma. She also directed and implemented an Alzheimer's disease education project for churches. Carol has always had a love for music, art, and literature. She sang in the choir at each church she belonged to and enjoyed musical concerts all her life. Reading and writing have been her work and entertainment. She especially enjoyed researching and writing her family genealogy and teaching others to do the same. Shortly before Carol died, she completed two drafts of her Memoir titled "Black Nurse." The final edition should be ready for online distribution by the fall of 2022 through Lulu Press. Mrs. Calvin was a founding member and second president of the Milwaukee Chapter National Black Nurses Association (1982-1984). She also served as chairperson of the community health committee, and project director of "Preventing AIDS in Milwaukee's Black Childbearing Group." (1989-1992) funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.” Carol also served as the Education Chair for the United Church Ushers and Nurses Association of Wisconsin (1995-2002), and the Central Region Education Chair for the National United Church Ushers Association. (1996-1999) Carol was a founding member and the first president of the African American Genealogical Society of Milwaukee, 1992-1995. She was elected Vice President in 2015 and was a life member. Carol Jean Matson Calvin departed this life on June 18, 2022. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Earl D. Calvin, and son David Earl Calvin. Those left to cherish her memory include: son Roger Alan Calvin (His wife, Jean Bell-Calvin), grandson, Alan Michael Calvin, a great-grandson, Artemys Alexander Calvin, cousins Michael, Adrian Hunter, Dorothy Hunter Hines, Joseph Hunter, a host of other cousins, and friends.

Mrs. Carol Calvin

November 5, 1937 - June 18, 2022