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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 602 Location: Visalia, Ca. | Subject: Final Patrol - John Hugh "Mike" Davies, ENC(SS) USN Retired Our Shipmate John Hugh Davies has departed on Final Patrol, and now serves on the Staff of the Supreme Commander. In addition to the Masonic Lodge, he was a Life Member of USSV WWII and the Fresno Chapter, a member of USSVI Wahoo Base, and a 34-year member of FRA and Lemoore Branch 261. "There are many words that could be used at this time to describe the good and outstanding qualities of the one who has gone before, but we of the Fleet Reserve Association, of which he was a member, sum it up in one word: SHIPMATE. That word, when spoken by Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard personnel, embodies all that can be said of any person. John Hugh Davies was my SHIPMATE." (Excerpt from the FRA Funeral Ritual) Bon Voyage, Shipmate - until we meet again. Sailor, Rest Your Oar.  Donald L. Johnson EM1(SS) USN Retired USSVI Wahoo Base P.O.C. USSV WWII Fresno Chapter Comms FRA Lemoore Br. 261 Chaplain ======= From the Hanford, Ca. Sentinel, 9 April 2008: Davies, John Hugh "Mike" John Hugh "Mike" Davies was born Aug. 21, 1917, and passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2008. John joined the Navy in WWII and served for 20 years, which was spent in the submarine service aboard the USS Flying Fish, Cobbler, Hake and Haddock. In civilian life he worked as a maintenance foreman for John Mansville Asbestos in Coalinga, until it shutdown, then he worked as a maintenance foreman in the oilfields. John was also a long time member of the Mantua No. 95 Masonic Lodge in New Jersey. John spent his last years in Prestige Assisted Living in Visalia. He is survived by his son, Richard and wife (Beth) Davies of Elko, Nevada; his daughter, Belinda and husband (Jim) Goodnight of Lone Tree, Colorado; two sisters, Bobbie Davis and Muriel Bushaw who both live in Visalia. He has six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary, his parents, Bob and Frankie Davies of Newton, Kansas, and his sister, Florence Herbold of Hinton, Oklahoma. Chapel services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 8 at the Hinton-Turner Funeral Home in Oklahoma. Tony Caro officiated. Burial followed at the Hinton Cemetery in Hinton, Oklahoma. Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society. | ||
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