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DAVIS -- Rita Marie (Pitts) R.N. Rita Davis, 72, passed away on July 5, 2008 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. She fractured a hip in a fall, had successful surgery, but contracted pneumonia, and died six days after her accident. Rita was born in Evergreen Park, IL to Earl W. and Loretta G. (Walter) Pitts. She attended Catholic schools on Chicago's South Side and graduated in 1957 from Little Company of Mary School of Nursing. She married Jon L Davis that same year in Reynosa, Mexico and they embarked on a 29-year career of travels, living in eight states and Belgium and Germany where she was the lead volunteer at the Bitburg AB Hospital. Her husband survives her at the family home in Albuquerque, their 23rd address. Rita is also survived by a son, Michael; and his children, Drew, Madison, and Michael; daughter, Catherine Davis-Query (Bryan) and their son, Davis all of Albuquerque; daughter, Laurie of Orlando, FL; Laurie's son Spec4 Michael Foster (Ehelen) of Fort Lee VA (currently deployed to Iraq) their daughter, Bella, and Ehelen's sons, D'Metrious and Malachi. She is also survived by her brother, Robert Pitts (Dolores) of Rolling Meadows, IL; a sister-in-law, Gwendolyn (Davis) Stilwell (Johnson) of Pittsfield, IL; and 14 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Muriel Bretz. Cremation has taken place. A Davis family luncheon was held in Pittsfield at the Stilwell home on July 6, 2008, a family and friends memorial was held at the Albuquerque Hilton on July 11, and a Memorial Mass will be held at St. Colette Parish in Rolling Meadows, IL on August 23. Another Mass will be held in her memory that same day at St. Mary's Parish in Pittsfield, IL. Rita was a doting grandmother and will be missed by her wonderful tribe of grandchildren. She was also an animal lover and donations to the Animal Humane Society of New Mexico at 615 Virginia, 87108 would have been her choice of memorial.
        Published on: Sat August 02, 2008