Jacob Erastus Davis II ’56

Jack Davis died Aug. 29, 2003, in Columbus, Ohio, where he was born and where he practiced law after graduating from Ohio State's law school in 1963.

At Princeton, Jack majored in the Woodrow Wilson School, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and dined at Elm. An NROTC battalion commander, he served three years as an officer in the Navy.

Jack joined a prominent Columbus law firm, where he became a partner in 1970. Short stints as assistant to Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and Ohio governor Michael DiSalle were followed by service as deputy campaign chairman in John Glenn's first run for the US Senate. He served on the Human Rights Commission of the Mayor of Columbus, the board of the Franklin County Veterans Memorial, and the Ohio Elections Commission.

Jack served in many leadership positions with the First Community Church, as well as with the affiliated First Community Village, where he and his loving wife of 36 years, Sallie, were living at the time of Jack's death.

In addition to Sallie, Jack is survived by his sister, Eleanor. He did not get back to Princeton often, which was our loss, for Jack Davis was one of the genuine good guys.

The Class of 1956