Feb 12, 2021
PENSACOLA, FL – November 3, 1939 – February 5, 2021. Calvin (Cal) Joseph Prout, age 81, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2021, in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by his loving wife and children.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Charles Prout and Ellen Steel; his brother, Terry Prout; and his aunt, Anna Wilson.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Eolia (Sis) Prout; four children: Laurie Downs (Daniel), Tracey Roberts (Bruce), Michael Prout, and Todd Prout; a sister, Madeleine Alderson (James); eight grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
Cal was born on November 3, 1939. He graduated from LaSalle High School in St. Ignace, Michigan, in 1957, and was employed as a painter, and later as an ironworker during the construction of the Mackinac Bridge. He attended Northern Michigan University for one year. He then attended apprenticeship and became a member of the Iron Workers Local 783 in Marquette, Michigan, which later merged wit