Son of the late Kenneth Brown and Margaret (Worman) Davis. He was a graduate of Gallia Academy H.S. in Gallipolis. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served as an Aviation Electronics Technician's Mate 3/C during World War II. He was a pianist in Navy Bands at the Pre-Radio School in Chicago, the Naval Training Center at War Island in Corpus Christi, and at the Naval Separation Center at Camp Wallace. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on August 24, 1946. He earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree at Ohio State University in June 1951. He began working at Commonwealth Associates, Inc. and the Spartan Radio-Television Company in Jackson, MI. He returned to OSU in 1953, earning MSc and PhD degrees. While completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty and taught until he retired in 1991 for a total of 37 years. He received OSU's Dept. of Electrical Engineering's Distinguished Teaching Award and served as a consultant to North American Aviation and IRD Mechanalysis. In retirement, he worked part-time as a consultant to Lake Shore Cryotronics in Westerville until late 2015. He was a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and was a member of Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Pi Mu Epsilon. He was a long-time member of Linworth Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Ellen Ruth (Whetstone) Davis. He is survived by his children, Deborah (Marty) Fuller, Timothy Davis, and Janet (Joe) Augello; grandchildren, Erin (Matthew) Vance, Kevin Rank, and Jonathan and Ryan Carroll.
Fallen Graver: Dean Davis, No. 47228094
Fallen Graver: Dean Davis, No. 47228094
Son of the late Kenneth Brown and Margaret (Worman) Davis. He was a graduate of Gallia Academy H.S. in Gallipolis. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served as an Aviation Electronics Technician's Mate 3/C during World War II. He was a pianist in Navy Bands at the Pre-Radio School in Chicago, the Naval Training Center at War Island in Corpus Christi, and at the Naval Separation Center at Camp Wallace. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on August 24, 1946. He earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree at Ohio State University in June 1951. He began working at Commonwealth Associates, Inc. and the Spartan Radio-Television Company in Jackson, MI. He returned to OSU in 1953, earning MSc and PhD degrees. While completing his doctorate, he joined the faculty and taught until he retired in 1991 for a total of 37 years. He received OSU's Dept. of Electrical Engineering's Distinguished Teaching Award and served as a consultant to North American Aviation and IRD Mechanalysis. In retirement, he worked part-time as a consultant to Lake Shore Cryotronics in Westerville until late 2015. He was a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and was a member of Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Pi Mu Epsilon. He was a long-time member of Linworth Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Ellen Ruth (Whetstone) Davis. He is survived by his children, Deborah (Marty) Fuller, Timothy Davis, and Janet (Joe) Augello; grandchildren, Erin (Matthew) Vance, Kevin Rank, and Jonathan and Ryan Carroll.
Fallen Graver: Dean Davis, No. 47228094
Fallen Graver: Dean Davis, No. 47228094
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