Calvert h. Shuptrine

Calvert Houston Shuptrine Calvert Houston Shuptrine passed away unexpectedly on June 2, 2014. Born on August 29, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Harry Augustus and Vera Maude Shuptrine, Cal attended Detroit Public Schools and received his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1951 and 1952, respectively. He was a member of Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi Honor Fraternities and Delta Upsilon Social Fraternity. Cal worked for Hazelet and Erdal Consulting Engineers in Cincinnati and American Aggregates Corp. in Oxford, Michigan prior to coming to Toledo, in 1954 to work for Samborn and Steketee and then Sanzenbacher, Miller & Brigham, consulting engineers. He started his career in general construction with Fred W. Bostleman Corp. in 1958 then went to the Stanford E. Thal Co., Inc. in 1960 as chief estimator. He eventually finished his career with Stanford E. Thal in 1991 as president and part owner. Cal was a registered professional engineer in Michigan and Ohio. He was a member of the Toledo, State and National Associations of Professional Engineers and in 1985 was chairman of Associated Building Contractors of Northwestern Ohio, Inc. During his first few years in Toledo, Cal was very active in the Toledo Jaycees, The Toledo Technical Society, and Fort Meigs Sertoma Club. He was a member of The Royal Academy of Corinthians (RAC) for over 30 years. Cal was an avid boater on Lake Erie and Lake Huron for almost 40 years. He was a member of Bay View Yacht Club in Toledo and became its commodore in 1973 and chairman of the board in 1975. He was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. Cal’s main interests were his summer family home on Lake Huron near Oscoda, Michigan (“the cottage”), boating and fishing. After retiring he was able to return to his long forgotten love, golf. He enjoyed gardening, reading, visits to Hawaii and Florida, and following the pursuits of his children and grandchildren. Cal married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn L. Bentley in February 1951. They had daughters Karen L. Hughes and Julie A. Shuptrine (Bernard Wilburn), and son John R. Shuptrine, M.D. (Kelly). He has four grandsons: Chris and Casey Shuptrine and Miles and Lake Wilburn; and one granddaughter, Kelly Cropley-Spears. Kelly has two daughters, Isabella and Alexandra, making Cal a great grandpa. Cal is recently predeceased by his wife, Marilyn, and his brother, Harry and survived by his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and sister, Betty Love (James). Friends are invited to visit on Saturday June 14, 2014 at12:00 noon in the Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 W. Sylvania Ave. where funeral services will begin at 1:00pm. Interment will be private. To send his family online condolences, please visit www.ansberg-west.com.

Calvert h. Shuptrine

August 29, 1929 - June 2, 2014