Patriarch continues to plant seeds as he celebrates 98th birthday

By Joseph Green-Bishop Texas Metro News Correspondent

February 21, 2023 was a special day for Francis Calhoun Sr. as he celebrated 98 years on this earth.

The family patriarch plans to enjoy his special day surrounded by his four surviving children, 18 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren; who adore him and credit him with planting seeds of love, loyalty and faith in their lives.

Francis Calhoun, Sr. has seen quite a bit over the past nine decades. Gasoline was averaging around 20 cents a gallon and eggs were a whopping 47 cents a dozen. He was still a young boy when telephones were first used in homes and today he can carry a phone when he goes to church or to run errands, which he still does.

ily life. My parents were married for 72 years.”

He also went to work for Dallas ISD, eventually retiring as a senior custodian, after 20 years of service.