Edmund Davis

DAVIS Edmund A. "Brook" Davis passed from this life on October 26, 2010. Born November 5, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York to Albert Winslow Davis, Jr. and Marguerite J. Underhill Davis, he spent his childhood in Brooklyn and the family seat, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He was the oldest child and only son of seven children. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944, where he learned to fly planes. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1954 at Biggs Army Airfield after serving during WWII and the Korean War. It was in El Paso that he met and married Dolores Del Rio Harding, a jazz musician. He was a jazz drummer and they formed a popular jazz band that performed for many years. He was the proud father of Edmund M. "Skip" Davis and Ouisa D. Davis, attorneys, and Howard A. Davis LCSW/LISW. Brook joined the U.S. Department of Defense as a civilian expert in missile systems management, radio and technology development. He served in many capacities - finally retiring after 30 years as a nationally renowned Certified Professional Logistics Engineer. He was a member and officer of the Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE). His expert knowledge of radio operations and computer technology served him as a Ham Radio operator (WSNDG) and Life Member of the Sun City Amateur Radio Club (K5WPH). After retirement, he brought his talents to the greater community by serving as a member of the Sun Metro Advisory Board. He was on the very first El Paso Police Department Advisory Committee for the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center. He was a founding member and officer of the East Side Civic Association. He was an avid golfer and board member of the Fort Bliss Underwood Golf Complex. He is a proud graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso (1971, B.S./Economics). He earned two masters' degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology in business administration and logistics management. He was a member of the Sigma Tau chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Brook joins his parents, Marge and Al, his former wife Dolores, sisters Doris Parton and Carol Ann Hughes, niece Janice Hannan, and nephew, James Moran. He is survived by his children, Skip, Ouisa and Howard, daughter-in-law Johanna Seliskar-Davis, grandson Chance Seliskar, his sisters Roberta Buck, Marion Nickerson, Marguerite Moran and Joan Grimes, 28 nieces and nephews, and a host of El Pasoans who called him friend: the Sourina family, Sallie M. Johnson, Bill and Karin Sparks, James and Lillian Crouch, Leo Pleasants, Cephus "Dusty" and Rebecca Rhodes, A.J. and Doris Tefft, Al Hand, Bob Welch, Manny Montes and countless other folks. Graveside service with full military honors will be held on November 3, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Services under the direction of Hillcrest Funeral Home 1060 N. Carolina Drive 598-3332