Sharon Alve Davis ’73

Sharon died Sept. 1, 2023, in Houston of ovarian cancer.

She was born in Spencer, N.Y., in a Finnish-American community. She attended Spencer-Van Etten High School, where she played the clarinet and was treasurer of her class. Encouraged by her brother-in-law Leslie R. Hill *65 *67, She came to Princeton, where she majored in English. She wrote her thesis on “The Devil, the Fool, and the Dance of Death: Some Ideas on Art and Religion from Shakespeare’s Plays.”

At the end of her junior year, Sharon married William C. Libby II ’71 in the Princeton Chapel. They had two sons, William C. Libby III and Jason Armas (“beloved” in Finnish) Libby. Their marriage ended after 10 years. Sharon later married Charles Davis, who predeceased her. The class sends its condolences to Sharon’s sons.