DAVIS G. YOHE

YOHE DAVIS G.
91, of Carroll Twp., Monongahela passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Arden Courts Assisted Living. Born October 29, 1919 at Ginger Hill, he was the son of George and Rosalie (Jones) Yohe. Mr. Yohe was a graduate of Monongahela High School, the University of Pittsburgh, and Dickenson Law School. During World War II he enlisted in the U.S. Army in February 1941. He received his pilots wings at Luke Field Advanced Flying School near Phoenix, Arizona in January 1943 and was commissioned as a second Lieutenant. At the age of 23 he became a B-24 and 4-engine heavy bomber pilot. Davis participated in over 50 combat bomber attacks on Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific area which earned him the Distinguished flying Cross with one Oak Cluster and the Air Medal with three clusters. Later he served as a junior member of the general staff of the 7th Air Force Headquarters in the Mariana Islands. one mission stood out from the rest, a 15-hour-mission with the distance of 1200 miles one way from Midway Island to Wake Island on a plane called "Hilo Hattie". After unloading their bombs they were attacked by 20 Japanese fighter planes with their gunners managing to shoot four down. Upon leaving the Army with the rank of Captain in August 1945, Davis joined the U.S. Air Force, and was retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel, JAG Corps-legal. Following his military service, Davis was graduated Cum Laude in 1948 from the University of Pittsburgh and in 1950 from the Dickenson School of Law at Carlisle, PA. Mr. Yohe was admitted to the bar in 1950 and in 1962 he became a full partner in the law firm of Peacock, Keller, and Yohe, and from 1978 to 1981 a managing partner, practicing in Washington and Monongahela. Davis Yohe was known for his expertise in the law of eminent domain and mineral rights where he edited and gave his opinions in over 500 coal abstracts. Davis published several articles in this issue including "Income Tax Aspects of Condemnation Awards", published in the American bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Probate Journal and "Certain Condemnations of Farm Lands Can Be Prevented" published in the American Bar Association Real Estate and Probate Quarterly. Davis served both from the local to the national level. He was special assistant to the office of the Attorney General and to the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, and handled over 500 eminent domain cases. Mr. Yohe was the Assistant Attorney General when his law firm represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and he was part of an elite group that helped make possible the interstate highway system in this part of Pennsylvania. In 1982 he was president of the Washington County Bar Association and lectured across the country. He received the 1995 "Distinguished Service Award" for his service to the legal profession and contribution to various associations. on the state level Davis was Chairman of the Real Estate Division of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He also served the law profession on a national level as Chairman of the Condemnation Committee of the American bar Association. Davis was admitted as the fellow in the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Mr. Yohe was very involved in his community. You could summarize the life of Davis Yohe with two words: integrity and honor. "Honor is what you are in the eyes of others. Integrity is what you are when no one is looking". Mr. Yohe brought integrity and honor into his law firm. He also served his community with integrity and honor. He served as Chairman of the Mon-Valley chapter of the Red Cross, President of the Washington (PA) Rotary Club, and the Sons of the American Revolution. He was Chairman of the Washington County Republican Party Executive committee for 12 years. He served on the board of the Monongahela Cemetery, was a member of the Monongahela-Valley Country Club, the Southpointe Golf Club, and the H.Y.P. (Harvard, Yale, Princeton) Club Chapter in Pittsburgh. Davis retired in September 2000 after 50 years practicing law. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann (Susick) Yohe whom he married February 5, 1994; a son, Dave Yohe of Manlius, New York; and a daughter Wendy Osborne of Louisville, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Allison and Christopher Yohe; a brother, Larry Yohe of Michigan; and several nieces and nephews. in addition to his parents, Davis was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy (Budris) Yohe in 1989, a brother Marcus, and sisters, Barbara and Sara. Friends will be received in the MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess Street, Monongahela (724) 258-6767 marshallmarrafuneralhome.com from 2-4 and 7-9pm Tuesday. Everyone is asked to meet at the funeral home at 10 am then proceed to the Grace Lutheran Church, 911 Howard St., Monongahela for a 11 am funeral service Wednesday November 10, 2010. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery with military honors.
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