It was a love affair started in his childhood.
“We both grew up on opposite ends of Lake Gracie and more than anyone I knew, he was absorbed with water,” schoolmate Steve Kurtz said. “He just loved being around water, loved marine biology and took a lot of classes in that during high school. Salt water or fresh water, it didn’t matter. He was there.”
The Lake County native turned his love of water into a storied career.
Calvin was a Navy veteran, longtime dive instructor and renowned underwater photographer. He also owned Underwater Adventures, a full service scuba shop, on Magnolia Street in downtown Leesburg.