7 The RAPS Sheet December 2021 In memoriam: Forbes W. Williams, 1923-2021 FORBES W. WILLIAMS, a professor of education at Portland State for more than 30 years, died October 13 at his Portland home. He was 98 years old. Professor Williams, whose great-grandparents arrived in Oregon by wagon train in 1847, was born February 15, 1923, in Portland, to Lewis Daniel and Elaine King Williams. He attended public schools in Ilwaco and South Bend, Washington, before entering Whitman College. In 1942, when he was a sophomore at Whitman, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to the 99th Infantry Division. Professor Williams served as an infantry machine gunner and squad leader. He participated in many of the major European battles, including the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine at Remagen, the Ruhr Pocket, and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and the Army Commendation medal. Professor Williams returned to Whitman after the war. He completed his bachelor’s degree in political science and history in 1948, the same year he married Sylvia Whitford. The couple had six children. In 1950 he completed a master’s in political science at the University of Oregon and two years later began teaching elementary school in Portland Public Schools. In 1955 he received a second B.A. degree, in elementary education, at Lewis & Clark College, then completed a doctoral degree at Stanford in 1965. He joined the Portland State faculty in 1966 and served as the first chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and, later, the Department of Teacher Education. In 1981 he was named dean of undergraduate studies. In 1988 he retired from Portland State as dean emeritus of undergraduate studies and professor emeritus of education. Professor Williams was the author and co-author of several textbooks on elementary school social studies. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa education honorary, Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Chi fraternity. Professor Williams and Sylvia traveled extensively in Europe and made annual trips to Maui and Kauai, Hawaii. They also had a vacation home in Seaview, Washington, where Professor Williams had lived as a child. He served as a deacon at Valley Presbyterian Church, Beaverton, and Rise Church, Tigard. Sylvia died in 2007. Professor Williams is survived by five children: Mary Jones (Greg), of Portland; Margaret Larson (Tom), of Seaview, Washington; David Williams (Heather), of Orting, Washington; Suzanne Williams, of Portland; and Katherine Wesenberg, of Sutherlin. In addition, Professor Williams is survived by eight grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. A son, Stephen, died in 1962. Remembrances may be made to the music program at Rise Church, 10445 SW Canterbury Lane, Tigard, OR 97224. 1985 PSU Archives Digital Gallery In memoriam: Clyde Calvin, 1934-2021 CLYDE CALVIN, a longtime biology professor at Portland State, died November 3 in Richmond, California, at age 87. Professor Calvin was born June 22, 1934, in Winlock, Washington, to Clyde R. Calvin and Ellen R. (McClanahan) Calvin. He joined three older sisters, Roberta, Jeanette, and Elsie. After a childhood spent working on the family dairy farm in Toledo, Washington, he entered Washington State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1960. He received a master’s degree at Purdue University 1962 and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, in 1966. Professor Calvin taught briefly at Long Beach State and Western Oregon before joining the Portland State Department of Biology in 1968. He taught, conducted research— notably on native mistletoes around the world—and mentored graduate students until he retired after more than 30 years of service. He was named an emeritus professor upon his retirement. At his passing he was a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, where his collections and research archives will be housed. Professor Calvin traveled with his wife, Carol, as well as friends and colleagues, to collect specimens of mistletoe and iris in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Professor Calvin’s death was preceded by that of his parents and two of his sisters, Roberta Spencer and Jeanette Ward. He is survived by his wife, Carol; sister, Elsie Calvin; four children, Stephen, Carolyn, Christoper, and Jeremiah; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. An online guestbook is available at www.oregonlive.com/obits. PSU Archives Digital Gallery 1987
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