John Charles Davis III ’43

John died Aug. 14, 2003; he was 82.

A Denver native born into one of Colorado's pioneer families, he attended Graland School and the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., before coming to Princeton.

During WWII, John served in the Air Force in the Pacific theater as a weather intelligence officer. After the war, he returned to Denver as chairman and CEO of Davis Brothers, Inc., a firm founded in Rawlins, Wyo., in 1880.

John was very active in charitable and community affairs. He was JCC National Man-of-the-Year in 1956, president of the Denver Chamber of Commerce from 1959-61, trustee emeritus of the U. of Denver, and director of Colorado Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

John is survived by his wife of 60 years, Margaret; sons John Charles IV and Andrew Speer; a daughter, Marne Kellogg; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

To all the survivors, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences.

The Class of 1943