John Robert Davy M.D.

John Robert
Davy, MD, 77
PORTLAND -- John Robert Davy, 77, formerly of Portland, died suddenly on Sunday, March 28, 2010, in Beaufort, S.C., after a prolonged illness.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Carmel Myers Davy; and three daughters, Sarah Davy Muscat of Cape Elizabeth and son-in-law Paul Muscat, and their three daughters, Rachel, Claire and Emily Muscat; Vanessa Davy of Asheville, N.C., and her daughter Celeste Kilgore; and Miranda Davy Treat, and son-in- law Robert Treat, and her daughter Meg Palombo of Plymouth, Mass. He was predeceased by his brother, Ralph T. Davy Jr., and is survived by two sisters, Margaret Virginia Davy of Reading, Pa., and Elizabeth Jane Davy of Flemington, N.J., and one brother, W. Richard Davy of Portland. He also leaves 10 nieces and nephews.
Dr. Davy, known to his family and friends as 'Jack', was born on Sept. 14, 1932, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., to Elizabeth Booher Davy and Ralph T. Davy Sr. Jack attended Haverford High school, where he enjoyed wrestling and soccer. He then attended Yale University, graduating in 1954 with a degree in American Studies. He attended Temple Medical School in Philadelphia, Pa., followed by service in the Navy as the assistant attache and embassy physician in Djakarta, Indonesia.
After fulfilling his Naval service, he returned to the U.S. where he attended the Harvard School of Public Health and earned a master's degree. He then moved with his young family to Portland, where he served as the city's Director of Public Health for several years before leaving to start a private practice in adult medicine. He was a founder of the medical practice that evolved into Portland's Intermed. He retired from clinical practice in the 1990s and retired to South Carolina. He has spent every summer for more than 35 years on Cushing's Island in Casco Bay.
Jack was often described as 'larger than life', approaching many endeavors with great enthusiasm and charm. He possessed a special ability to relate to and understand people, which aided him greatly in his career as a physician and won him the loyalty and admiration of patients and colleagues. He took great interest in local and international politics and enjoyed reading multiple papers every day. He loved many sports, especially boating, skiing and tennis. He also remained throughout his life devoted to his summer home on Cushing's, where he would collect and tinker and enjoy talking to the other summer residents, of whom he was universally fond. He will be greatly missed.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2010, from 2-4 p.m., at the Dataw Island Clubhouse, Dataw Island, S.C. A memorial service will be arranged this summer in Portland.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent
to the Haiti Relief Fund.