Posts by Calvert F Cazier, PhD, MPH

Several years ago, my wife and I were in Florida spending time with our family. We were really looking forward to an outing we had planned to the Everglades where we rented a couple of canoes to observe the alligators in their natural environment.   Before leaving basecamp, the rangers gave us instructions and a…

In December of 1967, I was living in the small city of Bergamo in Northern Italy. It was a beautiful place, located in the foothills of the Alps. The people living in this community were friendly and hospitable to our group of young American boys (19 – 21 years old). We were living in a fairly…

I clearly remember one hot summer day that I spent stacking hay with Uncle Quinn, Grandpa Cazier, and a couple of cousins. I was about 10 years old, and nobody realized I was beginning to show symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome. One of my early OCD symptoms involved my inability to walk…

I am embarrassed about my role in this story, but I share it because these types of stories are part of everyone’s life, and they should be shared along with our positive experiences. So, did you read that first line twice? I hope so and thank you. I firmly believe that it’s important to share…

One chilly October afternoon in 1926 an event occurred that changed the trajectory and lives of the entire Ambrose and Ann Call family. A terrible accident occurred in the kitchen. ​On this particular day, Ann was in the kitchen preparing dinner and not paying attention to her youngest daughter, Lois. Little Lois (as I  affectionately call…

Earl Cazier was born May 6, 1891, in Ogden, Utah, and was raised on his father’s ranch in Afton, Wyoming. Under his father’s tutelage he was taught how to work, how to treat his animals with kindness and respect, how to manage a ranch, how to get along with his fellow men, and how to…

Anne’s family moved from California to Salt Lake City, Utah in time for her to start Junior High at a new school. She obviously was the new girl in the neighborhood, and she was nervous about her new school and making new friends. She was very shy and despite being an ‘A’ student she was…