Last week, Fr. Calvin Poulin, SJ passed away.
For those who frequent the masses at the Xavier University Chapel, Fr. Cal is quite popular being the University Chaplain.
For the Sports Community, Fr. Cal has always been a silent supporter.
When I was with the Xavier University Athletics Office, we would always invite Fr. Cal to our events. Usually, he would give the invocation in programs and sometimes, we also ask him to give inspirational speeches to the Athletes.
I would always remember Fr. Cal as someone who always enjoyed watching sporting events. He is a frequent watcher of the Varsity Games and would even sit near the team bench and would cheer the players as they play.
Whenever there are games at the Xavier Football Field, whether it would be Inter-School, the Intramurals or the Barkadahan games, Fr. Cal would always step out of his office at the Chapel to watch the games.
One of my high school and college batch mates even shared that while he played 1st base in a baseball game, Fr. Cal would sit near the first base and would even shout cheers and pointers at him.
In his speeches, he would always share the memories he had of the old basketball scene in Cagayan de Oro. He would share how the likes of Botikol Orquesa, Cito Neri and even Jojo Lastimosa wowed the crowd with their deadly basketball talents.
Fr. Cal would really be missed. He has touched a lot of lives in Cagayan de Oro and seeing him go really brought a sad note in each heart that he has touched.
Rest in Peace Fr. Cal! Thanks for all the Cheers!
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