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| Name | Elliott "Mac" Davis |
| Date of Birth | July 10th, 1951 |
| Date of Death | September 11th, 2021 |
| Home Town | Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, VI |
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published a tribute .
To Mac, my Rotarian brother and dear friend! The years of knowing you, laughing, talking, caring. and sharing. What an empty void, you leave behind. How I admired your passion and love for who and what you believed in. All of us, especially your family, we learn how to go after the loss of a love one. I can only sense their pain for losing you but their joy for having had you. Your life, your friendship leaves me now in that thought process, “and to think I might have missed it all!” (Knowing you) . Dear Mac …rest in eternal peace!
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Mac Davis...one of the most caring loving giving human beings I have ever met.. hugs and love to Deb Josrph Elizabeth Elliott and their families...he truly was a cancer warrior.
So honored to know all of you,especiallyJoseph(Amahl)...what a wonderful memory..and Elliott...DR XYG mission trip...Elizabeth...living the dream as a veterinary surgeon caring for our furry friends.I treasure my time in St.Thomas and at STRC...you are all in my thoughts and prayers
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Mac, what will we all do without you reminding us that each day is a gift? Oh how he loved his family reveling in every single moment spent together. His love of the Virgin Islands was unstoppable. He was the island's biggest cheerleader. Here's Mac after the 2004 NYC Marathon trying to relax for a minute with all of us congratulating him! What a weekend it was, full of anticipation, fun and admiration for Mac's commitment to finsihing the race and raising funds for cancer research too.
We will miss him each and every day. Sending love to Mac and family.
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Good afternoon. My name is Acey Gilbert. When I grew up here in St. Thomas beginning in the late 1950's “good afternoon” and “good mawning” were two mandatory greetings that initiated every social and business conversation. Anything short of that was considered rude and disrespectful. You see, I was trained in the old school of island etiquette....the school of Lockhart, Dudley,Monsanto, Paiewonsky, Shuldebrand, Maduro, Anduze and Kreke....in the Danish school of Pedersen, Larsen,Fog, Christiansens Barentzen, Johansen and Bonne Hendrickson, to name a few – Any shortcomings in proper manners was soon corrected...for I can assure you...before the sun set that day...someone would have told our mamma.
This was the genteel island world where I first met Mac Davis in the 5th grade of Antilles School at Havensight Point, next to the West Indian Company docks. As author and artist Lynda Wesley McLaughlin writes in her wonderful book, “Time Gone,” "life was sweet and filled with good people - when everyone was part of a large and colorful family; everyone was a neighbor, a familiar face." As time gone, most of our class and peers moved off the island to schools and careers on the mainland, but Mac was one of the few who stayed on the island, for he knew early on what the rest of us have realized in our older years: that no matter where you live, St. Thomas will always be home.
“And to think I could have missed this ...”
that was Mac's tag line to all his announcements, Facebook postings, and email correspondence. Well, I'm here to tell you Mac – you didn't miss a thing.
You lived more in your lifetime with us than most people do in two lifetimes. Your presence, patience, and fortitude was a constant reminder of the key reasons God put us here on earth...to love, to learn, to teach, to share, to forgive – and then do it all over again the next day.
Mac managed his cancer , not as a death sentence, but rather as a reminder of his and everyone's mortality – and that our days on this earth are limited. While those of us fortunate with good health are grateful for an open ended contract with father time...for Mac, cancer was God's way of tapping him on the shoulder, and saying, “okay kid...you're on the clock. I don't know how long the clock will run...so make the best of it.”
And make the best of it he did. He and Deb raised three beautiful and wonderful children; nurtured their growth through schools, colleges, and post graduate doctorates of law and medicine. (Jewish grandmothers with their doctor/lawyer sons and daughters have nothing over on Mac.) He gave tirelessly to the St. Thomas community through his career in public service, his stewardship of the Antilles School Board, leadership at the Rotary Club, preservation of Magens Bay, volunteering at the Dutch Reformed Church....and much, much more.
I will leave it to other to chronicle and acknowledge his additional achievements, but as we all know, Mac's most important cause was his passion to find a cure. In that effort, Mac raised thousands of dollars through his New York City marathons, walks, and bike rides.
His fund raising efforts together with his successful record of beating cancer did not go unnoticed by the doctors and researchers in Houston where he was honored by the medical and research staff and asked to speak to their conference symposium. In his inimical Mac Davis fashion of plain speaking, he concluded his remarks with the following statement: “I have four words for you: Thank you and Hurry Up.”
Mac's admonition of “hurry up” applies not only to the medical community in finding a cure, but to all of us here today to hurry up, and do whatever it takes to make a difference to those in need and suffering. Yes, money is the easy answer and always appreciated. But there's more – much more – to do. Hurry up...and call or visit that friend or family member with cancer or any other challenge of the body or mind. Hurry up...and tell your spouse or partner that you love them...Hurry up...and give your children a hug. In fact, give anyone a hug.
Young adults today face a challenging future. I'm not sure our class of baby boomers will be leaving our children a better world than today where our self worth is often measured by our net worth. I am hopeful that succeeding generations do not embrace that equation. Nevertheless, they face the same desires we did of wanting to be a success, to be happy, to make a difference in the world – in short, to be somebody.
So, I tell you what boys and girls....you really want to be happy? You want to make a difference in the world? You want to be somebody? ….. then go be like him.
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I'm happy to have known Mac, who made all of us better persons. Thanks, Mac.
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Here is a link to the obituary:
https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/10/06/elliott-mciver-davis-dies-at-70/
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In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Mac’s name to fund a trail at Magens Bay. You can donate to the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands online at www.cfvi.co/MacDavis or over the phone at 340-774-6031 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Any checks should be made out to CFVI with “In memory of Mac Davis” or “Elliott Mac Davis Fitness Trail” in the memo section and mailed to P.O. Box 380, St. Thomas, VI 00804.
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