Obituary of Richard O. Davis

untitled2 Richard O. Davis Richard O. Davis, 75 of Casey Key, Florida and Buckhannon, formerly of Malvern, PA. died in an accident Friday, August 26. He was the beloved husband of Constance Hake Davis for 52 years. He was a generous man whose greatest joy was his family. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children: Heather Davis Thomas, West Chester, PA; Glenn Richardson Davis and wife, Kimberly Farry of Buckhannon; Alexandra Davis Kolodziej and husband Joseph of Bridgeport and five grandchildren: Andrew and Lindsey Thomas, Dakota Richard Davis, and Jacob and John Kolodziej. He is also survived by a brother, Gary Davis and wife Nancy of Vestal, New York and nephews Steven and Scott Davis and niece Allison Griffin of Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and received a commission in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1958. He served as a technical operations research officer at Ft. Belvoir, Va. during the Cold War. He subsequently earned a Master of Business Administration.degree at Drexel. He was a senior project manager for Frank W. Hake, Inc. and Noell-KRC Energy Technology (Babcock Noell GmbH) on major engineering and construction projects in the nuclear and international environmental and power generation industry. Always active in his community, he was a member of the Great Valley School Board in Malvern, serving three terms as president. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts After moving to Sarasota County, Florida, was a director, and then president, of the Casey Key Association. At the time of his death, he was a director of the Casey Key Foundation. He was also a member of the Upshur County CERT team. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Buckhannon Fire Company, the S.J.I. Sisters of Immaculate Conception Church, Clarksburg, for the orphanage in Gweru, Zimbabwe, or the Casey Key Foundation, P.O. Box 211, Nokomis, FL 34274-0211. Friends will be received Tuesday, August 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11 a.m.Wednesday at the funeral home by Father Casey Mahone of Immaculate Conception Parish, Clarksburg. A memorial service honoring his life will be held in Florida at a later date. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation Tuesday, August 30, 2011 from 6-8 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral Service Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11 AM Funeral Home