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Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish passed away peacefully at his Edmond home on August 26, 2010, at the age of 84, after a long battle with leukemia.
A lifetime resident of Oklahoma, Cal was born on December 1, 1925, in a dirt floor dugout in Anadarko, to John and Lula [Edwards] McLish.
He grew up in Oklahoma City and attended Central High School. Cal left school in 1943 to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, beginning a professional baseball career as a player, as a coach and as a scout with several MLB organizations and spanning over 60 years.
He could pitch both right and left handed. He was inducted into the Jim Thorpe Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Cal was honored to serve his country in WWII as an infantryman with the US Army, 3rd Division, and proud to be a member of the Choctaw Nation.
An avid golfer all of his adult life, Cal logged eight holes-in-one over his lifetime.
An athlete and a competitor, he was also a man who loved words and expressed his thoughts often through one of the many poems that he wrote. Always ready with a story or quick with a joke, Cal made many friends from all walks and stations of life, and they will remember his humble wit and wisdom fondly.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters; his daughter, Ruth Ann McLish, in 1972; and his granddaughter, Kallie Beth McLish, in 2002.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth (Lamer), of the home; brother, Ed and wife Esther and family living in Texas; sons: Cal Jr. and wife Kathy of Norman; John and wife Pam, Tom and wife Ginny, and daughter, Luanne Howell and husband Brian, all living in Edmond; along with 13 grandchildren.
Cal's family would also like to extend a special thank you to Sandra, Anita and Beverly for the care and friendship that they provided.
Services will be held at the First Christian Church of Edmond, 201 E. Second Street, at 10:30am, on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Donations may be made to the Edmond YMCA Youth Scholarship Fund, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Museum, or the charity of your choice.
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