Carl Kalvelage

Carl Henry Kalvelage

died peacefully at Trinity

Hospital Friday morning,

May 22, 2020, at the age

of 85.

He was born in Erie,

Pennsylvania April 17,

1935 to Carl Kalvelage

and Madylin Smith. He

had one younger brother

Joseph Kalvelage who to

this day lives in the house

they were raised in.

Carl joined ROTC in

college where he earned

the rank of Lieutenant in

the US Army. He dealt

blackjack on the Las Ve-

gas strip in the late 1950’s

where he developed his

legendary card skills. He

went on to marry Norma

Jean DiPaolo and they had

one son Michael Carl Kal-

velage.

In the early 1960s, they

moved to Minot where he

pursued his career as a

Political Science Professor

from the early 1960’s until

his retirement in the late

1980’s. Carl influenced

many young lives and

leaves a legacy of a caring,

passionate, and engaging

mentor. It was nearly im-

possible to receive a fail-

ing grade in one of Carl’s

classes. Although he nev-

er owned a computer he

authored and co-authored

a number of books on

research techniques and

Political Science.

Carl was a kind soul, a

loyal and generous friend

to a fault. He would feed

scraps to the begging dog

under the table, tipped

generously, and went out

of his way to avoid con-

flicts with the exception

of a heated political de-

bate. He loved reading,

playing Bingo and having

a drink with friends.

I am going to miss you

dad.