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Davenport -- William (Bill) Porter Davenport, 69, passed away suddenly December 18, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A private family graveside committal service was followed by a memorial Monday, December 20, 1999, at the First Baptist Church in Socorro, New Mexico. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut and raised in Tucson, Arizona. In 1955, he married Maryon Perry and attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1960. He worked in industry, among which were Mountain Telephone and Telegraph in Arizona; Safeway stores in Oakland, CA, designing and building their first computer center; and Bank Americard (Visa) in San Francisco, designing and implementing their first national telecommunications system. Bill had an inherent, abiding love of teaching and spent the last twenty years of his professional career as an associate professor of Computer Science at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Following retirement in 1994, he and his wife settled in New Mexico, first in Albuquerque and then, for the past year, in San Antonio, returning to teaching Computer Science at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro. Bill was a deeply committed Christian, devoted husband and father, and respected and loved by those who knew him for his integrity, forthrightness and joy of life. He is survived by his wife, Maryon of San Antonio, NM; two daughters, Leslie Fuentes and husband, Marty of Albuquerque, Brenda Schaeffer and husband Brian of Deming; a son, William (Bill) Davenport and wife, Joanne of Nova Scotia, Canada; two sisters, Anne Lovekin and husband, William of Albuquerque, Mary Jaksha and husband ,Larry of Socorro; a brother ,John (Jay) and his wife Betsy of Baldwin Park, CA, and nine grandchildren.
        Published on: Thu December 30, 1999