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Calkins: I never met Roy Herron. He inspires me, just the same.
 
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I never met Roy Herron. But I’m one of the thousands he touched. Herron — who died Sunday from injuries suffered in a Jet Ski accident earlier this month — left a legacy even more meaningful than his 26 years in public office. It’s a legacy of kindness, of showing up. 

 

 
 

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Calkins: She has worked at Gould's for 68 years. But that's not the most remarkable part of her tale.
 
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Calkins: She fought off a second carjacking. Now this young Memphian wonders if it's time to leave
 
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Calkins: Jennifer Biggs brought us together for lunch again. Even though she was stuck in a hospital room.
 
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Geoff Calkins

Geoff Calkins

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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

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