Marina A. Davis

DAVIS (PICA) Marina A. Davis, age 63, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009. Marina was born in Dennison, Ohio in 1946 at Twin Cities Hospital. She attended St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the first graduating class. She continued her education at Ohio State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1968. Marina began her career in 1970 as an educator at St. Anthony Grade School in Columbus, Ohio. She went on to be an English teacher at St. Francis DeSales High School from 1973 to 1977. In 1978, she completed her Masters in Administration at Xavier University. Marina was promoted to Assistant Principal at DeSales where she served from 1977 to 1994. In 1993 she acted as chairperson of the St. Francis DeSales High School Committee which received a Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in Education from the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C. As her career progressed, Marina became the first and only Principal at Dublin Scioto High School in 1994. She instituted the Professional Learning Community Model at Dublin Scioto. The high school, under her supervision, recently received a Silver Award of Accomplishment from "U.S. News and World Reports." Marina's love and commitment to education gave her the ability to make a difference in everyone's lives. She was an advocate for all her students, faculty, and staff and will be missed by the thousands that she touched. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marisa and David Boldizar; grandchildren, Ava, Alisa, and Andrew Boldizar; mother and father, Vera and Dominic Pica; brothers, Gary and Kevin Pica; nephew, Dominic Pica; cousins, Diana (Billy) Colasante, Richard (Donna) Cautela, Johnny Cautela; and niece, Tara Cautela-Owings. Friends may call Sunday, December 20, 2009, at THE JOHN QUINT TREBONI FUNERAL HOME, 1177 W. Fifth Avenue, from 1-4 and 6-8 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 8 p.m. Funeral Mass 11 a.m., on Monday, December 21, 2009 at St. James the Less Catholic Church, 1652 Oakland Park Avenue. Rev. Fr. William A. Metzger, Presider, with Rev. Fr. Scott Kramer and Rev. Fr. Jerome P. Rodenfels, as con celebrants. FRIENDS ARE ASKED TO MEET AT CHURCH. Private family burial to follow, at which time friends are asked to gather in the St. James the Less School cafeteria for a time of fellowship and light refreshments. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contribute in memory of Marina to the MOMM Foundation, 814 Treebend Drive, Westerville, 43082 or the Dublin Scholarship Fund, Attn: Treasurer, 7030 Coffman Road, Dublin, OH 43017. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com.