Caleb John Reed

Hal and Mary, I will be praying for you, likewise for Caleb's family.

God Bless,
Bill C.

Caleb was the type of person you meet and never forget. Our paths crossed when Caleb and Jeannie moved to Norway where we worked at the same architecture office.
I have always been impressed by Caleb's natural coolness, his calm confidence and his dedication to any project he turned his interest onto. Like exploring the rough Stavanger countryside on a rusty bike he of course had fixed himself.
When Caleb and Jeannie moved back to the US, for years I tried to get back in touch with Caleb. It was such a joy when Jeannie and Roscoe visited Norway some time ago and we got back in contact.
Then, last summer, our families finally were able to meet, spending some beautiful days in London together, playing basketball, throwing passes with the "cheapo" football, just spending quality time together.
Caleb is deeply missed. I wish you, Jeanny and Roscoe and your families, all the strength in the world to cope with this difficult time.

Rest in peace, Caleb.

Caleb was a great man of God and good friend of mine and I miss my brother in Christ.

Rest in God's eternal light, my friend. I will miss our conversations about football (soccer for you uneducated folk) and about food (yep, you were a big-time foodie). Your obsession to find the perfect mole, I will never forget--you even let me try some that you had made! If there is Mexican food in heaven, you have undoubtedly found it. Have a taco al pastor for me--buen provecho.

I spent some really great years with Caleb when I was in my teens. We played club soccer together for Central Tulsa Thunder and he was one of my best friends on the team.

Caleb is one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met. Mostly because he didn’t care about being cool at all. Caleb is one of the few key people in my life who helped me understand the significance of just being myself and not being overly concerned about others’ opinions. As a young man, that was an important thing to grasp.

There was never a dull moment when Caleb was around…
-Most competitive soccer players brought a big jug of ice water to practice- Caleb often filled his jug with root beer
-Most of us warmed up for games like every other soccer player (in our cleats and our team training top)- Caleb warmed up in his socks and a Grateful Dead t-shirt…or sometimes without a shirt.
-I think there have only been two times in my life when I’ve hidden from the police, and both were with Caleb. We weren’t doing anything malicious— but Caleb loved to explore and push boundaries, and that occasionally landed us in places we technically weren’t supposed to be.

My two oldest sons have soccer tournaments in Dallas this weekend (my wife is taking them). Caleb and I spent plenty of nights in Dallas hotels for tournaments like Dallas Cup. Hopefully none of my son’s teammates sweet-talk the front desk into handing over a key to our family’s room so they can sneak in and pull pranks—but if they do, I guess that’s fair payback for the times Caleb and I pulled the same stunt on our teammates back in the day.

Cheers to Caleb. A guy worth celebrating!

I am very sorry to read of Caleb's passing. I am praying for your whole family.

Hal, Courtney, Christian and Cameron,
My heart breaks to read this sad news. Our paths crossed when Monica & Courtney became friends, and of course, Caleb and the little boys and your family were at AuSable.

My deepest condolences in your time of sorrow, for your family, Caleb's wife & child and those whose lives Caleb touched.

Warmly,
Mary Pecar (Griffore)

We are holding your dear family close in our prayers.

We are holding your dear family close in our prayers.

Love to the family. Such a great friend and talent. Such a loss to to our world.

Sunshine, laughter, good friends.