[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 91 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1045-E1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF JOHN H. DAVIS OF BAGDAD, FLORIDA

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2012

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and pay 
tribute to the life of Mr. John H. Davis of Bagdad, Florida who passed 
away on June 9, 2012. Mr. Davis was a beloved member of the Northwest 
Florida community, a proud veteran, and a dedicated public servant. I 
am humbled to commemorate his life.
  Born in 1938, John Davis grew up in the close-knit community of 
Bagdad. He attended the Sewanee Military Academy in Tennessee and later 
studied at both Florida State University and the University of Alabama. 
Mr. Davis honorably served a tour of duty in the United States Army, 
deploying to Germany and France, before returning to Bagdad. He joined 
Phillip R. Jones and Associates as a mechanical engineer and was the 
last remaining partner in the firm now known as PRJ Associates LLC.

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  Outside of his professional life as an engineer, Mr. Davis was a true 
community leader. He served as the Chief of the Bagdad Volunteer Fire 
Department for 25 years and was active in the Bagdad Village 
Preservation Association and Bagdad Waterfronts, Florida. Mr. Davis 
cherished his family and friends as part of the Emerald Coast 
Sandpipers RV club, as a member of the Blackwater Pyrates service 
organization, and as a lifelong member of the Bagdad United Methodist 
Church.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am privileged 
to honor the life and service of John Davis. My wife Vicki and I offer 
our prayers for his wife, Janet, his daughter Amelia, and their family. 
He truly will be missed.

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