Richard Edward Davis, Sr., 84, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at later date at Jetty Park Pier, in Port Canaveral, Florida.
Mr. Davis was born March 31, 1938, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to the late Lewis & Beatrice McKinnon Davis. He was a 1956 graduate of Lowell High School in Massachusetts and in 1974 he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Mr. Davis served his country honorably in the United States Air Force during the Cold War and the Vietnam era. He worked for FMC Corporation as chief accountant, Adams Machinery in finance then Vice President and CFO, Florida Department of Revenue as a tax auditor and Vice President of finance for GSE Equipment. After retiring, he moved to Fitzgerald, Georgia.
He is survived by his children: Elizabeth & David Sarney of Sarasota, Florida, Richard E. Davis, Jr. of Tampa, Florida and Sean P. Davis of Fitzgerald; adopted children: James Pena, Courtland Hogan of Tampa, Florida and Jessica Walls of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Tristan Sarney, Remy Sarney, Ashlyn Davis, Shannon Davis and Mina Britton and a sister, Joyce Sheehan of New Hampshire.