Ralph Emerson Davis Jr. ’46

Ralph died Nov. 13, 2002, of pneumonia near his home in Vail, Colo. Born in Pittsburgh, he prepped at Mercersburg Academy to enter Princeton in engineering. He left for Navy V-12 at Cornell, becoming an ensign and graduating there in 1945. Married to Mary Skelding that year, he moved to the family cattle ranch in Boonville, Mo. Skiers, the couple had a condominium in Vail, and moved there in 1973. Ralph was a ski instructor and also enjoyed fishing, hunting, tennis, and private flying.

Ralph served on the board of Vail Valley Medical Center and was president of its foundation. He also promoted founding a cancer center in Edwards, Colo. His wife died in 1995. He is survived by sons Ralph III and Paul, daughter Nancy, and five grandchildren. To them all, the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1946