IN MEMORIAM (Full Obituary)
Calvin W. ‘Cal’ Chase, 67;
Hartwick Hawks’ #1 Fan
'Cal' Chase
ONEONTA – Calvin W. “Cal” Chase, celebrated as the Hartwick Hawks’ Number One fan, credited with saving the college’s Division One soccer program, and much honored by his alma mater, passed away on July 31, 2017, after a long, courageously fought battle with cancer.
He was born Nov. 27, 1949, in Cooperstown, son of June (Cobb) and Calvin L. Chase who predeceased him. He grew up on the family farm in Milford, and graduated from Milford Central School in 1967 as valedictorian.
He continued his education as a math major at Hartwick College, graduating cum laude in June, 1971. Cal began his banking career shortly after graduation as a bank teller with Key Bank, operating then under the name, National Commercial Bank. He was with this banking institution 25 years, where he managed the West End Branch seven years (1975-1982) and served 14 years as a commercial loan officer. The last 10 years of his career were with the NBT Bank, joining as it was establishing the first branch in the Oneonta area.
