Calvin Talley

Calvin L. Talley was a 41-year-old resident of Venice, Illinois. Public records and news reporting identify him by name and place of residence and show that he was connected to family and friends who were with him at his home on the night of December 29, 2014. While the public record about Calvin’s life beyond these facts is limited in the sources available, those details that are documented make clear he was a person with relationships and a place in his local community.

On the evening of December 29, 2014, Venice police responded to a 911 call and discovered that Calvin had been shot in his home; he was 41 years old at the time. Two other people present in the residence — described in reporting as a relative and an acquaintance — were not physically harmed. The events of that night led to a later criminal investigation and prosecutions involving individuals connected to the incident. These legal developments are part of the public record, but they do not define Calvin’s full life.

Public reporting does not provide a published, family-authorized obituary or many personal details such as employment, hobbies, or a full list of relatives. That absence of a formal obituary in accessible funeral-home listings means there is limited publicly-published material to draw on for a traditional memorial notice. Respecting the available record and the dignity of the person named in it, this remembrance emphasizes that Calvin was more than the headlines: he was a person known to family and friends in Venice, Illinois, whose life — however briefly documented in public sources — mattered to those who knew him.

If family or friends would like a fuller, more personal memorial written for a MyMemorium page, adding memories, family names, photographs, favorite activities, or words from loved ones would allow a richer, more personal tribute that reflects Calvin’s character and relationships rather than the limited public facts of his final hours.