Chester R. Davis Jr. ’51

Chet was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Chicago, to Chester and Bernice Scoville Davis. He was a longtime resident of Winnetka, Ill.

He came to us from Phillips Exeter. At Princeton he was in the SPIA program, belonged to Key and Seal, and sang with the Chapel Choir, the Glee Club, and the Tigertones. He roomed with Heywood Alexander and Dave Colwell.

In 1951 Chet attended Harvard Law School, then took leave to serve in the Navy. He returned to Harvard and earned a law degree in 1958. He and Anne Meserve were married in 1962.

Chet was a partner in the Chicago law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd until his retirement in 1991. He remained in the Naval Reserve for 32 years.

Chet died March 15, 2017, in Vero Beach, Fla., of a heart attack and lung complications. He is survived by Anne; their children John, Julia Guthrie ’86, and Elizabeth (Lisa); five grandchildren; and his brother-in-law Frederick Meserve Jr. ’60. His sister Cathy Rendh and brother Richard predeceased him.

The memorial service was held at Christ Church in Winnetka. Anne wrote, “He slipped away quietly but not before he pulled out his breathing tube and started to sing. A perfect way to go.”