Thomas O. Calhoun ’62

THOMAS CALHOUN, a professor of English at the Univ. of Delaware for 27 years, died of heart failure at his home on June 13, 1994. He was 54.

Tom, born in Pittsburgh, graduated magna cum laude from Princeton and received a master of arts with highest honors in 1963 from the Univ. of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in 1967 from the Univ. of Michigan. The "Houn" was a member of the infamous 13A Holder Hall gang. He resided with his Cannon Club mates at the Rockefeller Suite during junior and senior years.

Tom was a scholarly critic of l7th-century British literature and a respected author of essays and books, Recently, his archival research, the reclamation and performance of Abraham Cowley's poem "The Mistress," was featured on Natl. Public Radio. At the Univ. of Delaware, he was president­elect of the faculty senate and past president of the American Assn. of University Professors.

Tom and a fellow Univ. of Delaware professor performed as the "Elderly Brothers," a musical group specializing in early rock 'n' roll. They began singing together in 1977, becoming a popular local and regional ace that was recently voted best oldies duo by Delaware Today magazine.

Tom is survived by his widow, Judith A.; two daughters, Kristin C. Mellinger and Corinna C.; two stepsons, Scott Myers and Phillip Myers; and a brother, Robert B. '64, The class has lose a loyal friend, gifted entertainer, and true scholar.