STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Timothy R. Calkins Jr., 39, of Graniteville, a semi-professional wrestler and baseball fan, died Wednesday at home.
Mr. Calkins was born in Eltingville and raised in Great Kills. He graduated from Susan Wagner High School in 1993.
Mr. Calkins trained at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn and worked as a semi-professional wrestler. He was associated with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment during his career, his family said.
An avid N.Y. Yankees fan, he also enjoyed listening to classic rock music.
He is survived by his son, Kevin Alexander; his father, Timothy Sr.; his mother, Suzanne Howard; his stepmother, Robin Calkins; his brothers, Charles J. Howard III, Michael R. Trey and Gregory M. Calkins; his paternal grandmother, Dorothy Calkins and his longtime companion, Corey Anne Cook.
The funeral service will be Saturday at 12 p.m. in the Casey-McCallum Rice South Shore Funeral Home, Great Kills. Arrangements include cremation.
