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DAVIS -- John Kimball Davis, a resident of Los Lunas, NM and formerly Gallup, NM, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2006. He was a member of the Los Lunas Baptist Church. Kim worked for the U.S. Post Office for 30 years and was the Union Stewart and the State Vice President of the APWU. He was a runner for many years and ran in several marathons. He loved the outdoors and was an avid bird watcher. Kim and his family were raised on the Zuni Reservation where his father, John Davis, took a job with the Federal Aviation Administration in 1959. It was from Zuni High School that Kim graduated in 1967. He then attended Northern Arizona University where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree of Parks and Recreation Land Management. Kim enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1971, serving in Vietnam on the U.S.S. Marvin Shield during the Vietnam Conflict. Even though Kim was a member of the Los Lunas Baptist Church for only two years, he immediately felt the love and compassion of its members and Pastor, Mike Sams. His relationship with his Lord and Savior blossomed into a wonderful and very personal relationship. Kim was preceded in death by his father, John Allard Davis, in 1981; and his loving niece and nephew, Michelle and Dominic Marra, both in 2001. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Brenda, of Los Lunas; one son, Ryan, who is attending Northern University in Flagstaff, AZ; his mother, Jean Davis, of Mesa, AZ; one sister, Gayle Lynn Marra and her husband, Bob, of Inverness, FL; and one brother, Jeff and his wife, Therese, of Bartlett, IL. He is also survived by his very loving nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at Romero Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. Final visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at Los Lunas Baptist Church beginning at 10:30 a.m. with the Funeral Service to begin at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Gate of Heaven, Albuquerque. Pallbearers will be Jeff Davis, Bob Marra, Charles Maurar, Gummie Garcia, Andrew Dominquez, Limuel Norris, Stanley Grey, Charles Drake, and Doug Sievers. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen. Visit online register at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com
        Published on: Tue January 10, 2006