Calvin H. Cherry was born in Marietta, Georgia, and relocated to rural Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, at age fifteen. In 1988, he joined the Navy as a Radioman where he spent a year in San Diego, two years in Sicily, and twelve months onboard the USS Thorn (DD-988) during the commission of Operation Desert Storm. When his enlistment ended in 1992, he moved back to Marietta where he began a career in insurance. In 2002, he earned an undergraduate degree in Business Management from Kennesaw State University. In 2009, he earned a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Six Sigma Green Belt certifications, and retired from the Navy Reserve as an Information Technician First Class Petty Officer. Calvin's hobbies include music, movies, literature, hiking, and traveling. He currently lives in Macon, GA, with his spouse Kevin Scott Bilbrey and their cat Francis and works as a Life Claims Specialist for The Standard.
