DAVIS Jack W. Davis was born in Tulsa, OK, April 3, 1920, the only son of Laura Baggerley Davis and Glen Davis. He attended schools in OKC, graduating from Capitol Hill High. Much of his time was spent in Canton, OK, following his parents' divorce. At Capitol Hill, he lettered in baseball, which became one of the loves of his life. He was taken under the wing of one of the coaches who guided him and kept him out of trouble. After graduation, he and best friend, Leroy Lipe, made their way to California where he worked out with the Angels, a baseball team in its infancy then, with the world in conflict of WWII, he foresaw our country's draft coming, and joined the Marines in 1941, going immediately into the first air traffic school, in Kansas City. Graduating from there he was sent to Cherry Point, NC, where his deep interest and dedication, soon won him instructor's status. He was sent to Corvallis, Oregon, to teach a Marine crew just back from the Pacific command. Anticipating having state side duty, and having achieved the rank in the Corps which permitted marriage at that time, he and Orpha Mayhall, whom he had met at Canton as a boy, were married with a full backup of Marine clad wedding party, at the Methodist Church, just off the campus of Oregon University. They soon were sent to El Centro Base, and from there Jack went to the Pacific islands, setting up control locations on them, and Orpha went back to Oklahoma. Being a regular in the Corps, rather than a reserve, he remained in the service until '46, when they returned to Oklahoma, where Jack worked at Tinker laying communication and radio wiring inside aircraft while he awaited his civilian control license to come. Then, he began work with the FAA, at Will Rogers World Airport and the radar approach control at Tinker. He retired with 31 years, going out with, his first coronary attack. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Orpha. In 1989, their oldest son, Bill, was killed in a car and truck collision. Surviving family are Jeff, Annette, Dana, Dina, and Kelly; 9 grandchildren, Shannon, Jad, Zak, Sean, Aaron, Jacob, Annie, Axel and Val. The sun has dimmed at present for us all. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday in the Free Methodist Church of Midwest City. Barnes & Johnson F.H. 1820 S. Douglas Blvd Midwest City 733-2991