Larry Ross Davis
January 28, 1956 ~ October 4, 2010
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Larry Ross Davis, 54, of Asheville, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010 at his residence.
He is preceded in death by his father, Frank Davis, Jr.
He was a member of the Electrical Journeyman Board and was a Building Safety Certified Code Enforcement officer. He had certifications in building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and fire. Mr. Davis taught a four year electrical apprenticeship program at AB Tech program. He was in charge of putting together the Continuing Education Program for Electrical Contractors, which offered Photoroltaic/Solar energy programs. He collected music and American War memorabilia. He also built war era models, and loved maps and history. He was very well respected and liked by his co-workers, contractors, and the community.
He is survived by his mother, Lois Duncan Davis; wife, Brenda L. Davis; sons, Ezekiel Shannon Davis, Michael J. Gross and his wife, Rachel, and Adam R. Gross; grandsons Noah and Thomas Gross; sister Lisa Slechter and her husband, Ken; and brother John Michael Davis, and his wife, Paige; two nephews, Matt and Scott Slechter.
A funeral service for Mr. Davis will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Skyview Memorial Park. His family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 Wednesday at the funeral home.
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What a wonderful friend, you will
be missed by so many people whose
lives you have touched warmly.
You are in GOD’s hands now over looking us all and trusting you will guide us as well.
Richard Bass
Lois, Lisa and Family. So sorry to
hear of your loss. Phyllis Beachum
We will miss Larry as a friend.
Lois and Family, I am so terribly sorry for your tremendous loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Bev
I was so sorry to hear about Larry’s passing. My prayers and thoughts are with the family during this time of sadness.. He will be missed.
May God bless your family in this time of loss. We will keep you all
in our prayers.
Brenda,
I am so sorry to hear about Larry. You and your family are in my prayers and I am here for you if you ever need to talk.
Please accept our sincere condolences on the death of Mr. Davis. He was a valued member of A-B Tech faculty and will be missed by many. Thoughts and prayers are with your family.
I knew Larry through my father. They were good friends and often worked together. I haven’t seen him in a long time, but I know that he and my father have remained good friends and stayed in touch with each other. I only ever remember him smiling and laughing. I remember playing with Zeke when we were younger and our fathers were working together. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Much love,
Rachel
Larry and I had 4 great years together in High School. We lived in the same neighborhood, shared the same classes, the same jobs and had a blast together. All those great times in that black Corvair and that big old Riviera. Cheech & Chong, Mad Magazine and Jimmi Hendrix were all a part of it.
I’m very sad to hear of his passing and his family will be in my thoughts.
We are so saddened to learn about Larry’s passing. May God’s love, mercy and grace be with you all at this difficult time and provide you with great comfort and peace. Heaven is a brighter place this day as it has welcomed another angel. Our love, thoughts and prayers are with you now and always…
You will be missed Larry..
I knew Larry as a teenager. We were in the same graduating class, and naturally, on learning of his death, my thoughts returned to that time. In my mind’s eye, I see a smiling, pleasant young man, who was friendly and respectful of others. As I read of his accomplishments since high school, I am not surprised that he is remembered as a well regarded member of the A-B Tech faculty. To his family for whom his sudden absence will prove the most difficult, I wish you the strength you will need during this time, as well as the additional strength necessary to support one another and to recall and share your fondest memories of Larry, all of which will bring you a little closer to the comfort others obviously wish for you.
May your family be comforted by the sweet memories that you leave behind, and the friends who cherished your company all these years. It was with sadness that I learned of your death from our classmate. We have all been blessed by knowing you.
Very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
My deepest and most sincere condolences to Brenda and all your family and friends during this very sad time. God bless you! I am so sorry for your loss.
Larry was a good man. He made people smile. I am a better person by knowing Larry.
Larry was a friend and one of the good guys. I’ll sure miss him.
Larry and I graduated from AC Reynolds together. He was a good friend and I am so glad I got to see him at the reunion this time last year. His family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Pam
I’m so sorry to hear about the news of Larry’s passing. He was a good friend at AC Reynolds and have thought about him often. My prayers go out to the family. He will be missed….
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family in this difficult time.
The Tucker Family
Larry an honorable and humble friend I am blessed that our paths crossed.
I saw Larry at lunch a few weeks ago and exchanged pleasantries. I’m just shocked and so sad to hear this. Larry was a very nice guy and always brought credit to his family. We’ll miss him very much at our ACR-74 reunions.
To: Larry’s family You are in my thoughts and prayers. I was saddened to hear of his passing. We were classmates at AC Reynolds class of 1974 Dawn
My thoughts and prayers to Larry’s family and his extended family with the City of Asheville Building Safety and those of us who had the privilege to work with him.
I am so very saddened by Larry’s untimely passing. He was such a great person, such a sweet guy. I am thankful I got to see him last fall. My thoughts and prayers are with the family during this very difficult time.
The A-B Tech family extends our condolences to the Davis family. Larry’s outstanding work with his students and dedication to the mission of the College will be missed. He touched and improved the lives of many with his kind, caring manner and commitment to his profession. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Larry. I knew him many many years ago thru his best friend, Gary Landreth, who also passed away far too young. My thoughts and prayers are with Larry’s family and I hold you into the light. God Bless and Peace be with you.
My condolences to Brenda and the family in this time of mourning and sorrow. Please know that you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Larry will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.
My thoughts and prayers to Larry’s family.
Brenda, I am very sorry for your loss. Larry was a very special person and I will miss him. I don’t beleive I ever seen him real angry accept when it was about how someone had mistreated one of his family members. I know he loved his family alot. My prayers will be with you and your family. Our hope is in Christ
Lois,
I am so sorry about Larry. He was such a wonderful boy when we first met you. My heart goes out to you and your family and we will certainly keep you in our prayers.
We love you,
Janice and Skip
To the Davis Family:
I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Larry. I am the registration/cashier clerk at the AB-Tech-Enka Campus. Larry would always stop in with a hello and quick chat before heading to his class. We came to find out that I grew up with his cousins Debbie & Daphne (Duncan). I remember when his family would come to visit. What a small world. Larry will be truly missed not only as a wonderful person but also as part of the AB-Tech Continuing Education Family.
I just want to let you know you will be in my prayers, Lois. I am so sorry to hear of the death of Larry.
I will miss you Larry, you are an AWESOME guy!!! I love you Brenda!!!
My deepest and most sincere condolences to Brenda, Lois and all your family during this extremely difficult time. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Larry, Jeanie and I have been friends since first grade at Biltmore school. We were neighbors in Oakley. Later on all our families moved to Haw Creek. Once again we were together during high school and graduated from A.C. Reynolds. He was a very dear friend and I’m going to miss him more than I can express in words. I feel extremely blessed that we all were able to be together one last time at the reunion. It felt just like the good old days. Even if for only one night, it was the early 1970’s and we were all teenagers again.
Larry will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him well. Please know what a special person he was. Larry will remain in the hearts and minds of all who were fortunate enough to have been his friend. He was one of a kind and the impact of his passing will be felt for quite some time.
We are all going to miss you Larry. May you rest in peace and know that you had a rich and full life by the amount of people who’s lives will never be the same without you. Goodbye old friend. Thank you for all the smiles, good times and lots of great memories. I’ll see you on the other side. Now you, Gary and Brad are together once again.
Brenda and Family
I am so sorry to hear of Larry’s passing. May God bless and comfort all of you.
To the Davis family,
I was so shocked to hear of Larry’s passing. I met Larry in high school and was in his class (1974). Larry was always smiling and I can never remember anything but good about him. I ran into him ocassionaly and was really glad to see him at our last class reunion. I will truly miss Larry. God Bless you and your family, and give you peace during these stessful times, and help heal your grieving hearts.
To my friend and high school classmate, you will be missed and always remembered as one of our best friends. I send my condolences to your family and my heart goes out to them in this time of need. We will all miss you and hope to see you on the other side one of these days. God bless each and everyone of you and give you the strength to get through this hard time in your life.
It was great to see Larry last fall at the A.C. Reynolds Class of 1974 Reunion. Our condolences to his family.
Our heartfelt condolences to Larry’s family. He probably never knew how many of us were influenced by his quiet, gentle nature during our high school years together, but he had many friends and no adversaries. Peace and comfort to all who loved him –
Please accept my sincere condolences for the family of Larry Davis. I wsill pray that God embraces each of you and puts hsi healing hands on each of you.
Lois,
I was so sorry to hear of Larry’s death. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I will call you soon and maybe we can go somewhere to eat and talk.
Love,
Judy Silver
Brenda, My deepest condolences to you and your family. You and Larry were so devoted to each other and the family. He will be greatly missed.
Brenda & family, so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband, father, and grandfather. I know you will miss him dearly. Know that I will be lifting you up in my prayers. Doris
My condolences to Brenda and the rest of the family. You will be in my prayers. I enjoyed geting to know Larry as he always had a smile on his face. He will be missed.
Brenda and family,
Our hearts are with you even though we can’t be there in person. We send our condolences and prayers. You are in our thoughts.
from all of us:
Vicky, Aunt Lillie and Uncle Willard, and Joey and Carolyn
I was so sad to hear of Larry’s passing. As a classmate in high school he will always be remembered for his ready smile and happy nature. My condolences to his family.
Larry will be missed Really a great man.May God bless all the family who remain
It is with much sadness that I learned of the passing of Larry. Being one of his classmates ACR 1974 Larry was a great guy and we will all miss him. I will always remember his smile and good humor.
We will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Words fail at a time like this. Our hearts ache for your loss. We promise to remember you in our prayers now and months from now, and we will always remember Larry. He was loved by all of us at Reynolds High, Class of ’74. He was a friend to all. Everyone wanted to talk to Larry last year at our reunion – he was that type of person. He seemed to look for the qualities in others, and he will be greatly missed by each of us.
I was so saddened to hear about Larry’s passing and didn’t learn of it until this afternoon. I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.
Heartfelt condolences to the family of a special friend I will always remember. ACR Class of 74. Janet Carter Pamfilis
Please accept our condolences. Your family is in our prayers and thoughts in this difficult time.
Jeff, Barbara, and James Britt
I am so sorry for your loss, Larry wasnt just my customer but he had become my friend, my heart goes out to his family.
I was shocked to find this on my E-mail this moring I went to school with John we’ve been friends for a long time and I met larry down at there shop on the river back in high school when me and john ran around together and I worked with Larry at the city I will miss larry. If there is anything that I could help with let me know.
Lois,Lisa
So sorry to hear of your beloved one passing. May God Bless you and your families in this time of sorrow.
Love
Margaret
Rest in peace, my friend. I cannot believe I outlived you.
Larry and I were fast friends since the mid 1970’s. He was a good man and a good friend. I cannot fathom his passing. I lost touch with him when I moved away from Asheville in the early 80’s. He will be forever in our hearts and minds.