Alvin Davis

What a man my friend Al Davis was to my wife and I. As was noted, Al was a kind and gentle guy, always there when we needed him for something, no matter when or where.  He helped us turn a single car garage that was attached to our house, with no entry into the house, into a beautiful 300 sq ft room with two big windows and an arched entry to it from the living room. It was magnificent. And looking at it from the street, you would never had known it had been a garage except for the concrete driveway leading up to it.  I remember asking him about what he was going to charge me for all his work. He just looked at me and said "did I say anything about money? Hand me that 2x4." That's the Al Davis we knew. He was a joy to go to church with as well. Always enjoyed talking with him and Trish after the services and sometimes going to Old Country Buffet on East Wash and enjoying a meal with them.  Al has now graduated. Linda and I rejoice in the fact that he beat us there and we look with anticipation for the soon to come rapture, and to seeing Al again when it happens. Steve & Linda Blair

I remember Al as a friend, as we worked at Oscar Mayer together in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Madison. As a self taught early PC programmer, he wrote a program that went company-wide facilitating the large-batch blending of numerous sausage products. He was a quiet man, who was respected by those he worked with as well as the managers to whom he reported. He paced me through my first marathon, and I was able to pace him from mile 20 to the end his marathon that qualified him to run the Boston Marathon. We spent many hours together walking at East Towne Mall. People who knew him well are better for having spent time with him. We will all miss him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Trish.

Al was a great friend. He never judged people. It didn't matter what the need was, someone to listen, a place to stay, help fixing/buying a car, financial trouble, whatever the need, he was there. You will be missed my friend.