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Little is known about Calhoun's career, but considerable information is available about his family. Calhoun's first wife, the former Clista Andrews (c. 1914 – February 1952), a native of [[Arkansas]], was reared in [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clistacalhouncenter.com/clista-andrews-calhoun.html|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun|publisher=clistacalhouncenter.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Clista was orphaned at the age of ten.<ref name=clistaac/> The couple had a daughter, Carolyn Huckabay (born March 9, 1935), a Shreveport real estate broker, and two sons, both businessmen, Riemer Calhoun, Jr. (born 1937), of Mansfield, and Thomas Allen "Tommy" Calhoun (born May 1943) of Shreveport.<ref name=clistaac/> Calhoun's second wife and surviving widow is Evelyn Hope Ryder Calhoun (born February 1924).<ref name=mfcollege>{{cite web|url=http://www.claitors.com/veach/cajunsv1n3.htm|title=Some items from the Josh Logan Collection|publisher=claitors.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref>
Little is known about Calhoun's career, but considerable information is available about his family. Calhoun's first wife, the former Clista Andrews (c. 1914 – February 1952), a native of [[Arkansas]], was reared in [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clistacalhouncenter.com/clista-andrews-calhoun.html|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun|publisher=clistacalhouncenter.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Clista was orphaned at the age of ten.<ref name=clistaac/> The couple had a daughter, Carolyn Huckabay (born March 9, 1935), a Shreveport real estate broker, and two sons, both businessmen, Riemer Calhoun, Jr. (born 1937), of Mansfield, and Thomas Allen "Tommy" Calhoun (born May 1943) of Shreveport.<ref name=clistaac/> Calhoun's second wife and surviving widow is Evelyn Hope Ryder Calhoun (1924-2020).<ref name=mfcollege>{{cite web|url=http://www.claitors.com/veach/cajunsv1n3.htm|title=Some items from the Josh Logan Collection|publisher=claitors.com|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref>
When the former Mansfield Female College, which had been constructed during the early 1850s, was offered for sale by the town of Mansfield, the Calhouns purchased the property. They made extensive renovations to the main building, removed the top two floors, and converted the structure into their own family home. In 2002, Hope Calhoun and the Calhoun children from the first marriage donated the building and grounds for use as a state museum. After a $1.2 million reconstruction, the building, known as the Clista A. Calhoun Center, opened in September 2012. A foundation fund is also established in Clista's memory.<ref name=clistaac>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnla.org/give-strategically/giving-stories/clista-andrews-calhoun-center|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun Center|publisher=cfnla.org|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref> The mothers of both Riemer Calhoun, Sr., and Hope Calhoun attended the Mansfield Female College.<ref name=mfcollege/>
When the former Mansfield Female College, which had been constructed during the early 1850s, was offered for sale by the town of Mansfield, the Calhouns purchased the property. They made extensive renovations to the main building, removed the top two floors, and converted the structure into their own family home. In 2002, Hope Calhoun and the Calhoun children from the first marriage donated the building and grounds for use as a state museum. After a $1.2 million reconstruction, the building, known as the Clista A. Calhoun Center, opened in September 2012. A foundation fund is also established in Clista's memory.<ref name=clistaac>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnla.org/give-strategically/giving-stories/clista-andrews-calhoun-center|title=Clista Andrews Calhoun Center|publisher=cfnla.org|accessdate=October 26, 2014}}</ref> The mothers of both Riemer Calhoun, Sr., and Hope Calhoun attended the Mansfield Female College.<ref name=mfcollege/>