Col. Calvin Coolidge Green

Dr. Calvin C. Green, 79, passed away on February 10, 2011. He was born on July 19, 1931, the eighth of eleven children to the Reverend James H. Green and Mrs. Levalia Consula Deleaver Green in Laneview, Va. He married the former Ella Mary Osborne, a union of 56 years. To this union three sons were born. He joined the Union Shiloh Baptist Church at an early age. He was licensed and ordained to preach by Dr. Warren Evans. In 1977, Dr. Green was installed as pastor of Lebanon Baptist Church, New Kent County. In 1979 he was installed as pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Saluda, Va. He also served as pastor of other churches in the Richmond area. Dr. Green leaves to mourn his wife, Mary O. Green, three sons; Robert (Gail), Anthony (Michelle), Conrad (Lora), six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Four sisters; Dorothy Smith of Atlantic City, Maude Phillips of Philadelphia, Mary Williams of Trenton, NJ, DeSylvia Griffin of Richmond, Va., one brother; Elbert P. Green of Tuskegee, Alabama; two brothers-in-law; Reuben Amy, Sr. of Laneview and Glenn Osborne (Rose) of Saluda; two sisters-in-law; Louise (PA.) and Frances Osborne of Gloucester, Va. Dr. Green’s military service began in the Korean War in 1951. He was commissioned in 1956 as an Army medical service officer. He entered extended active duty in 1957 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. In 1981 he was promoted to full Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corp. He continued Army reserve duty at various posts and in various capacities until 1981 when he was appointed a full Colonel in the U. S. Army Chaplaincy. Dr. Green graduated from St. Clare Walker High School, Saluda, Va., in 1950, and Virginia State University with a B. S. Degree in Biology in 1956. In 1965 he earned is M.S Degree from North Carolina A & T University in Greensboro, NC; an M. S. Degree from the School of Theology Degree at the Va. Union University in 1982; a Th. D. degree with honors from the International Bible Institute and Seminary, Orlando, Florida in 1983; an Ed. D. from Nova Southern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fl. in 1987. He also received a Ph. D. in Pastoral Counseling from the International Seminary University in Plymouth, Fl. He attended the Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow, Russia in 1992. Dr. Green also attended more than five other colleges and universities. Some of Dr. Green’s employment included Science teacher as well as Commandant of the ROTC Program at Armstrong High School in Richmond, Va.; Science Dept. chairman at Thomas Jefferson High School and Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe High School in Richmond. In the area of Civil Rights, Dr. Green was the president of the New Kent County Branch of the NAACP for 16 years. He was the chief plaintiff in the U. S. Supreme Court Case Green v. New Kent County which was decided on May 27, 1968.This case eliminated “Freedom of Choice”, requiring unitary public school systems throughout the United States. In his retirement, he was a computer consultant and an income tax preparer. He also established The Green Family Education Trust and Green Disaster Trust Funds. These provided financial assistance to low-income college students and funds for victims of natural disasters. These trusts were established in 2000.

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Col. Calvin Coolidge Green

July 19, 1931 - February 10, 2011