DAVIS Paul Dwight, June 19, 1922 June 1, 2008. Paul passed away peacefully from abdominal cancer in Bothell, Washington following a short illness. He was born in Torrington, Connecticut, to Clarence and Ruth Davis. During his high school years, Paul was a boarding student at the East Greenwich Academy in Rhode Island, where he first met Phoebe Browning, his future wife. Paul served in the army as a high-speed Morse code operator for four years. After the war, Paul completed degrees at Middlebury College and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Paul's initial vocation was journalism, working in Rhode Island as a reporter at The Providence Journal. While working in Providence, he once again met and, in 1948, married, Phoebe. They then travelled to post-war Europe on a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship awarded him by the Columbia School of Journalism. For six months they traveled through Italy, France, and Switzerland, during which time Paul filed articles about post-war Europe to The Providence Journal and the Columbia School of Journalism. Paul eventually moved into university public relations and, subsequently development and administration, working at Brown University, New College in Sarasota, Florida and, finally, at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. Paul and Phoebe were avid travelers who enjoyed learning about and exploring other cultures and countries. Paul took early retirement at the age of 58 and, from 1983 to 1986, he and Phoebe served in the Peace Corps in Belize, Central America. Upon leaving the Peace Corps, the couple settled in Morelia, Mexico, where they lived happily for seven years until Phoebe's death in 1994. Later, while living in Kirkland, Washington, Paul attended a Middlebury reunion and met Janet Roberts, a graduate from the class following his. The two formed a close companionship and lived together in Montclair and Princeton, New Jersey for 10 years until Janet succumbed to Parkinson's disease. Paul then moved to Kirkland, Washington, to live near his son's family. Paul's life was characterized by his lively intellect and quick wit, his kind and gentle nature, his generosity to many charities and causes, his loyal and steadfast love of his family, and his close and long-running friendships. He was an avid correspondent and in his early 20s began writing a personal journal that grew to 42 volumes by the time of his death. Finally, he was a loving grandfather who delighted in his grandchildren and their accomplishments. Paul is survived by his sister, Ruth Kaufman; brother, Robert Davis; children, Brenda Davis of Boston, Massachusetts, and Dwight Davis of Kirkland, Washington; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Dunphy; and grandchildren, Greg and Anna Davis. A celebration of Paul's life will be held on Saturday, June 21, at 10 AM, at the First Congregational Church of Bellevue, 752 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue, Washington. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.