Raynham, Mass. - Robert William Davis passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012, following a long illness.Born July 16, 1951, he grew up in East Hartford. Robert graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in aquatic sciences, and subsequently earned his master's degree from Central Michigan University. He worked for 14 years for a private research firm, Lawler, Matuskey and Skelly Engineers, working on projects in New York, Michigan, and Massachusetts, then transferred to Charles T. Main Associates, located in Boston for a short time, before taking a position with the New England Army Corps of Engineers as an environmental resource specialist, where he had been employed for the past twenty years. A long time resident of Raynham, Bob was very active in his community, working with the Boy Scouts Troop 79, volunteering as an assistant and later on as scoutmaster, and coaching Babe Ruth baseball and Raynham Youth Soccer for many years. He also worked as a soccer referee for the past 15 years and served as vice- president of the South Shore Soccer League for several years. In addition, he served as president of the Taunton River Watershed Alliance for several years and remained on the Executive Board for many years after that. . He is survived by his wife, Sharon (Georgi) Davis; his two sons, Robert William Davis Jr. and Andrew Thomas Davis, both from Raynham, Mass.; his mother, Grace Davis, from East Hartford; and five brothers and sisters, Laura Dellaripa of Georgia, David Davis of Connecticut, Michael Davis of Wisconsin, Frank Davis and Mary Tucker both of Connecticut; as well as several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at the Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home, 350 Somerset Ave., Taunton, Mass. The funeral will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the First Congregational Church, 785 South Main St., Raynham, Mass.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ALA'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=theday'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Lung Association'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://action.lung.org/site/Donation2?10327.donation=form1&df_id=10327&set.TributeType=MEMORIAL&set.TributeFirstName=Robert&set.TributeLastName=Davis&set.TributeMessage=A+gift+has+been+made+in+remembrance+of+Robert+Davis&utm_source=Legacy_CLIO&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=GiveInMemory'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Robert'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Davis'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=939912900'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=939912900'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Lung Association<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());.