John Barnard Davis

John "Jack" Davis of Alexandria, Virginia passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Jack was the first child of Doris and Stanley Davis born April 28, 1935 in Batavia, NY. After graduating Pavilion High School and spending a few semesters in college, he enlisted in the US Army in 1954, which took him to Fort Bliss, Texas where he met the love of his life, Estella “Stella” Pedregon. Jack and Stella were married on May 5, 1957 sharing over 65 wonderful years together. Jack completed his undergraduate studies at George Washington University in Washington, DC followed by a Master's degree in Health Physics from Rutgers University, Camden, NJ. Jack spent over 20 years in the US Army, initially with artillery, specifically the NIKE missiles batteries surrounding Washington D.C., and then transferring to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Reactors Group (USAERG). He was sent to many exotic locations while supporting the program: Ft Belvoir, Virginia, Camp Century, Greenland; Fort Greely, Alaska; National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho; Mobile Bay Shipyard, Alabama; and the Panama Canal Zone aboard the reactor vessel USS Sturgis. After retiring from the Army as the Nuclear Power Plant Chief of the SM-1 reactor at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, Jack became a successful businessman, starting his own consulting business, General Heath Physics, which supported a large number of doctors, dentists, and chiropractors throughout Virginia and the metropolitan area in the medical and industrial Nuclear Health Physics field, as well as contracting with the DoD. He was ably assisted in the business for almost 40 years by his daughter Patti. After leaving the military, Jack and Stella continued to enjoy traveling around the world visiting numerous Catholic religious sites including Israel and Eastern Europe. He enjoyed fishing with his family, big family gatherings with the grandkids and then great grandkids, reading, and watching the Washington Nationals and the Washington Redskins. Jack was predeceased by his daughter, Patricia “Patti” Davis, and grandson, Peter Davis. He is survived by his wife, Stella P. Davis, sons Lawrence (April), John (Marcia), and Joseph (Louise), grandchildren Benjamin (Emily), Joshua (Lina), Martin (Tiffany), Olivia (Ryan) Ingalls, Jacob, Zach, Sophia (Georg) Landro, Bridget, Grace, Maggie, and Marianne, and great granddaughters Lily, Avianna, Paisley, Willa, Laila, Emerson, and Holly. The viewing will be held on December 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM followed by the funeral Mass at 11:00 AM in St Louis Catholic Church at 2907 Popkins Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306. Friends and family are welcome to attend.

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John Barnard Davis

April 28, 1935 - December 18, 2022