Clinton "Chip" W. Calhoun III

On March 13, 2026, Clinton "Chip" Warren Calhoun, Ill, passed away at the Hackensack University Medical Center after a hardfought battle with multiple myeloma. He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri to the late Jean Ott Calhoun and Clinton Warren Calhoun, Jr, on December 24, 1951.

He is survived by his wife, Marsha Davies Calhoun, his son, John Clinton Calhoun, his grandson, Austin James Calhoun; his brother, Stephen Wayne Calhoun, sister-in-law, Kalia Hansen Calhoun, and nephew, Kevin Wayne Calhoun, all of Richmond, Virginia; sister-in-law, Paula Davies Smith, of Tappahannock, Virginia; a host of beloved cousins in North and South Carolina; and many dear friends.

Chip attended public schools in Henrico County, Virginia, completed a BA in Economics at the University of Virginia in 1974, and obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia in 1977. From June 1977 through July 1982, he was an associate litigator with McGuire Woods & Battle in Richmond, Virginia. From August 1982 until January 1993, he served in the New York County District Attorney's Office as an assistant district attorney in the Career Criminal Division and the Frauds Bureau, where he became Chief. He was awarded the NYPD Chief of Detectives Achievement Award and taught at National College of District Attorneys, Houston, Texas. From February 1993 until his retirement in June 2021, he went into private practice as a partner in

Briccetti, Calhoun & Lawrence LLP in White Plains, New York, which firm maintained a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of "AV". He was named to "Super Lawyers" (NY Metro) 2010-2021, "Learned Counsel" (federal), and "Lead Counsel" (NY State) in capital cases. He was a tireless advocate for his clients, working as diligently for indigent clients as those who retained him. He was highly regarded by defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges.

He attended St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in White Plains, NY, for 31 years, served on the vestry there for many years, and was an active and beloved member. His passions in life were his wife and son, baseball, and music, particularly rock and roll. He had a legendary recall for lyrics and baseball trivia as well as American history.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Police Athletic League, Inc., 34 1/2 E. 12th Street, N.Y., NY 10003.