Friday, October 26, 2018
I first met John and Jan in 1965 while stationed in Aschaffenburg Germany. An associate, Winifred Platt, who later became my wife, introduced me to them. I was impressed with their generosity and easy going manner. It was a pleasure just to be around them. In 1966 I returned to Ft. Hamilton and mustered out with my new wife Winifred. Better known as Freddy or Fred, we stopped by to see them on the way home to Texas. At that time they presented us with a most beautiful blue and white crystal bowl as a wedding gift. We had two boys and we stayed in contact with John and Jan through cards and letters until 1988 when our marriage dissolved. Fred and the bowl went one way and I went another. At that point I lost contact with John and Jan. About 6 years ago, my son Isaac III moved back to Texas and brought his mother, who was in failing health, with him. She entered a small nursing home in Bertram, Texas. On her shelf near her bed was that crystal bowl. The day after Valentines Day of this year, she passed away. Isaac has that bowl and every time I saw it, I thought of John and Jan. Last month I started thinking about all of this and began to wonder if John and Jan knew that Freddy had passed. The names of John and Jan just kept popping into my mind and I finally decided that I needed to contact them and let them know. I enlisted the help of my son who directed me to this obituary and I was crushed when I read it. I had no idea that Jan had passed away in 2013 and I certainly was shocked to find that John passed last month. I cannot tell you how sorry I am for not trying to contact them earlier. Although they are gone, the memories of them will live in my heart for as long as I live. That most cherished and beautiful bowl will always have a special place on the mantel as a tribute to two wonderful people who I will never forget. It will hold beautiful memories of two of the finest people I have ever been privileged to know. My Prayers go out to the family and I just wanted you to know how a beautiful bowl, that was given in Love so many years ago, has meant so much to me and my family. God Bless You All.
Isaac N. Davis Jr
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