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Delacroix Davis Jr. died at his home, Friday, June 4. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie A. Davis; daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Frederick Larsen of El Cajon, CA; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and John Frederick of Lakewood, CO; son, Delacroix Davis III of Arlington, VA; and granddaughters, Amanda and Brooke Frederick of Lakewood, CO, Krista Ritacco of Bethesda, MD and Alaisha Larsen of El Cajon, CA; cousins, Theodore Davis, Janet Okerblom, Violet Dean and Doris Watters also survive. Mr. Davis was born in New York City in 1918, attended Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado for one year, and graduated with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1940. He met Marjorie Anderson at the University of Colorado, and they would have celebrated 57 years of marriage on June 13. He served in World War II, entering as a Private in Ordnance in 1941, and was discharged as a Major in the Army Air Corps in 1945 after spending 2 1/2 years overseas in North Africa, Italy and England. He worked as a sales engineer in Colorado following the war before coming to New Mexico to work for the AEC. Three years, 1961-1964, were spent in Los Alamos. He retired in 1978 and enjoyed his hobbies of gardening, collecting, and travel. Most of all his family and friends. For those who wish, memorials may be given to Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle SE 87106. There will be a memorial service at Immanuel Presbyterian Church on Sunday, June 6 at 1:00 p.m. Cremation arrangements are being made by the Sunrise Society, 891-8200.
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