Eugene Bruce Calmon

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 14, 1934, Eugene was the son of the late Bruce Calmon and Magdaline Howard Calmon Harding. He was the beloved husband of the late Louise Marie Gannon Calmon. Eugene was a long-time resident of Bowie, Maryland, and Lewes, Delaware, before moving to Odenton, Maryland. He was raised in Washington, D.C.

Eugene served honorably in the United States Coast Guard until 1954, notably serving on the USCG Cutter Castle Rock (WAVP-383) and working as a Light Keeper while living in Graves Light Lighthouse located in Massachusetts Bay in Boston, MA.

Following his military service, he worked as a mail carrier before joining Prince George’s County Fire Department where he served as a firefighter and became one of the county’s first paramedics. He eventually retired from the fire department. He earned degrees from Montgomery College, Prince George's Community College, and the International School of Culinary Arts, while working. He went on to work for and retire from the United States Department of Commerce.

Eugene was a devout Catholic and active in his community before his health failed. He was a long-time parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Bowie and later St. John Neumann Church in Annapolis. He was a Fourth Degree Knight and lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council in Bowie, as well as a lifetime member of the Bowie Elks Lodge, the Annapolis Moose Lodge, the Annapolis American Legion and a member of the Fleet Reserve Club of Annapolis, MD.

Eugene was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Louise; his children, Geraldine Frances Calmon and Eugene Bruce Calmon, Jr.; his grandson, Stephen Gannon Moss; and his sisters, Rosemarie McCarson and Coralea Theresa Gannon.

He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Ann Cockrell, son,Thomas Calmon (Andrea), and daughters, Therese Horn, Eileen Patterson (Eugene), Karen Gauvin (Michael), Louise Hayes (Dennis), and 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; and his special friend, Barbara Rollman.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Rd. Bowie, MD.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 620 N. Bestgate Rd. Annapolis, MD.

Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation John and Cathy Belcher Campus 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21222, or at https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/giving/donate-now/.