Milburn Eugene Calhoun | |
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Born |
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish Louisiana, USA |
January 15, 1930
Died | January 7, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana |
(aged 81)
Resting place | Sibley Cemetery in Choudrant, Louisiana |
Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Alma mater |
Northeast Louisiana Junior College |
Occupation | Physician; Publisher |
Years active | 1955-2011 |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Harris Calhoun |
Children |
Kathleen Calhoun Nettleton |
Northeast Louisiana Junior College
Louisiana State University
Kathleen Calhoun Nettleton
Milburn Eugene Calhoun (January 15, 1930 – January 7, 2012) was a physician, philanthropist, and book publisher from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Calhoun was born in West Monroe in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana to Darrell L. Calhoun and the former Mary Crowell. In 1947, he graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe. In 1949, he completed the curriculum at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, then known as "Northeast Junior College". In 1951, he completed his pre-medical education at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1955, he graduated from medical school at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. He interned at New Orleans Charity Hospital. Thereafter, for nine years, he maintained a medical practice in Buras in Plaquemines Parish east of New Orleans. Calhoun served for two years in the United States Air Force, having attained the rank of major. He then practiced from 1965 until his retirement in 1997 at the Nicholson, Baehr, Calhoun Family Clinic in Marrero, a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish. He was chief of staff at West Jefferson Hospital in New Orleans.