‘I went home for Mom’s 97th birthday — and the end of her grand, generous life’
Dr. Virginia Calkins, who was a physician and the mother of nine, had plenty of what her late husband referred to as “get up and go.” She had a number of pets over the years, including standard poodles that she used to take on hospital rounds. She passed away early Friday at age 97. (Calkins Family photo)
Geoff Calkins
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.
“I drove back home to Buffalo to celebrate my mother’s 97th birthday. Instead, I was there as she died. It was the end of a grand and generous life.”
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