Paul M. Davis

Paul M. Davis was born to Paul M. and Lettie P. G. Davis in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. While growing up, he was active in Boy Scouts and earned the status of Eagle Scout. In high school, he played the trumpet and bugle, and competed on the school's swim team. During World War II, he served his country as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, and was on a destroyer headed toward Tokyo Bay when the war in the Pacific came to an end; he was honorably discharged in 1946. Paul obtained his Civil Engineering degree from Pennsylvania State University, where he met his future wife, Suzanne R. Conro. Paul and Suzanne were married in 1948 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and had two daughters, Susan R. and Marsha A., and one son, Stanley G.

Paul worked throughout his professional career as a Civil Engineer for Republic Steel and later for Vellano Brothers. During his career the family resided in Birmingham, Alabama briefly, and then in DeWitt, New York, just outside Syracuse. As a salesman with Republic, he traveled much of upstate New York, from Binghamton to the Adirondacks. Paul was an active member of the congregation of Saint David’s Episcopal Church, where he frequently served as an usher. He was also an active member of Rotary International, known for cooking the perfect pancake at the annual Pancake Day. While his son was in the Boy Scouts of America, Paul volunteered as an adult leader in Troop 22, and enjoyed assisting with hiking, canoeing and other outdoor activities on overnight camping trips and at the Scout’s summer camp at Sabattis.

His other interests have included carefully maintaining his house and landscaping the yard, antiquing and rock hounding with Suzanne, skiing with his children on the drumlins of upstate New York, wood working, playing on the Rotary bowling league, and taking his family on vacations to see and learn about America. In 1990 Paul and Suzanne toured England and Scotland. In 1993 Paul and Suzanne moved to Williamsburg, Virginia to live in retirement. While there Paul pursued his interest in Civil War history by visiting battlefields in the region, and also enjoyed walking the wooded paths of Jamestown Island on the James River. His last journey was to Houston, Texas in 2010, with Suzanne, to be near his son.

Paul was a faithful husband and a good provider for his wife and children. He dearly loved his family and had a deep and unwavering love for Suzanne that he continued to profess to the end. He was a good man. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 3:00PM at Emmanuel Episcopal Church (15015 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079).

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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

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