Peace advocate, activist, educator, veteran, social and political commentator, champion of the poor and loving father, brother, uncle and friend Nick "Ki" Calzoncit passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 15, 2014. The son of Nick G. and Lucille Calzoncit he graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1949. After high school he served as a medic in the United States Air Force. He earned an undergraduate degree from Southwest Texas State University, a Master of Arts in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University and a Graduate Certificate Higher Education Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Nick began his career as an elementary school teacher, and it was after he met a five-year-old deaf girl who was poor but very bright, that he found his calling. Nick dedicated much of his life to teaching and helping people of limited means and people living with disabilities. He spent most of his career working as an Education Administrator for Harlandale Independent School District. Nick was dedicated to promoting peace and fighting injustice. He founded the Mexican-American Peace Project and, as part of this endeavor, he hosted a television program on San Antonio Public Access TV for many years. He led a weekly "Peace March" in downtown San Antonio and regularly protested various injustices including: discrimination, violence against women, and abuse of political power. It was not uncommon to see him on the television news or in the newspaper voicing his concerns. His latest endeavor was to rename Stonewall Elementary School after Cesar Chavez. Nick was an avid chess player and has long been an advocate of teaching children to play chess to build critical thinking skills. During the 1970s he was instrumental in arranging a children's chess tournament at San Jose Mission. In an effort to inspire young Hispanic students, Nick named the tournament after Jose Raul Capablanca, a Cuban who was World Chess Champion in the 1920's. His tournament is captured in the movie at Mission San Jose as part of the continuing cultural legacy of the people of the Spanish Colonial Missions of San Antonio. Nick also worked tirelessly to prevent tobacco use, especially by children and teens. In 1997 he was honored by the World Health Organization and President Bill Clinton for his anti-tobacco initiatives. Nick is a past board member of many organizations including: The San Antonio Literacy Council, Centro del Barrio and an advisory member to the Texas Commission on the Arts. Nick is eternally loved and survived by his two children, Nicholas Joseph Calzoncit and Suzanne Calzoncit Duda, her husband Jim Duda, grandchildren Jamie Elizabeth Duda, Taylor Lee Duda, Nicholas Calzoncit Duda, and Carys Castillo, his sister Theresa Garcia, former wife and friend Betty Bueche, her parents Cliff and Mary Bueche, numerous nieces and nephews, countless number of friends and thousands of people who benefitted from his good deeds. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brother Gerard, beloved sister and guardian angel, Sister Mary Mercy of Christ (Aunt Martie), and brother-in-law Henry Garcia. FUNERAL SERVICES Visitation will be held Sunday from 3:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M. in The Angelus Chapel with a Rosary to be recited at 5:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be held Monday at 11:45 A.M. in The Angelus Chapel. Interment will follow in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with military honors. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made in his name to The Monastery of the Infant Jesus, 1501 Lotus Lane, Lufkin, TX 75904.