I'm sad to report that the "tough old bird", my father and WWII vet Don "Dutch" Davis flew west at 5:45 EDT this morning. He wasn't just my Dad, but he was my best friend. I'll miss him terribly.KilroyCD said:(As originally posted on 06-10-10)
I wish to report to those who had the pleasure of meeting my father at WWII Weekend that he unfortunately suffered a massive heart attack Wednesday and was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure, partial renal failure and pneumonia as well. He shouldn't have been alive by the time he got to the hospital.
I'd also like to report that he is one tough old bird, and his recovery to this point (only 24 hours) has everyone amazed. When I visited him today he was sitting up, eating lunch and watching old reruns of Bonanzas on the TV. His whole attitude was more like "why am I here and when may I go home?"
He's already looking forward to next year's WWII Weekend.
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Thank you very much for your kind words. You are absolutely right about the fact that he went out in all his glory. He thoroughly enjoyed WWII Weekend and though it entailed long days in hot weather, he was quite the trooper and hung in there. He helped with set-up on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Then he was there Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the event. He had the time of his life, and was especially happy to get the M-1943 field jacket. He did get to see it with his rank chevrons and unit insignia sewn on, as I took it to him for Father's Day while he was still in the hospital.dhermann1 said:
