R. Douglas Davis, headed AARP here
R. Douglas Davis, who headed the Ridgefield chapter of AARP from 1992 to 1994, died June 18 in St. Petersburg, Fla., of natural causes following a stroke. He was 89.
An alumnus of the Class of 1941 at Brown University in Providence, R.I., Mr. Davis was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
During World War II he was a lieutenant commander aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown. After the war, he remained in the Navy and served a total of seven years active duty afloat and ashore. He then spent 11 years in the Naval Reserve.
Mr. Davis had lived in Jamaica, Wisc., and Atlanta, Ga., before coming to Ridgefield. He lived on Abbott Avenue, and in the mid-1990s moved to Florida.
He is survived by his friend, Harolene Pitts of St. Petersburg; a daughter, Penny Gottlieb of Cos Cob; two sons, Hamilton Davis of Keswick, Va., and Douglas Davis of Tujunga, Calif.; and a stepson Ken Malone of Tucker, Ga.; plus two grandchildren Robert Gottlieb of Cos Cob and Sarah Gottlieb of Middletown, R.I.
A Christian burial at sea will be performed by the United States Navy.