Patricia C. Davis
Dec. 13, 1934-July 8, 2018
San Leandro, California

Patricia Carol Davis (nee Eber), Patricia Eber was born December 13, 1934 to Gerda and Kenneth Eber in South Bend, Indiana. She was the eighth of what would be nine children. Her family moved to Detroit where she attended elementary through high school, graduating from Denby High School in 1953. Following her graduation from Denby, Patricia began working as a secretary for a local insurance agency. It would turn out to be the training for the field in which she would spend the remainder of her career in the insurance business.

In 1964 Patricia left Michigan and settled in Palo Alto, California, where she met and married Raymond Davis in 1968. She worked almost her entire career at the James Morgan Agency, from which she eventually retired. Pat's grandchildren were very proud of her volunteer work for the homeless and disadvantaged, as a volunteer and board member of Another Way.

Pat and Ray enjoyed traveling and took many lengthy trips, at first in a tent, eventually in an RV and later opting for the comfort of hotels. In later years, Patricia expanded her journeys to include adventures throughout the United States, Alaska and Hawaii and abroad. She particularly enjoyed ocean cruising, with various relatives and friends.

Patricia helped organize and attended extended family reunions every four years and mini-reunions with her siblings in the in-between years. She had a quick wit, a good sense of humor and loved to be in the thick of the fun and shenanigans. She maintained close relationships with her siblings, their spouses, nieces, nephews and even great and great-great nieces and nephews.

A diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease later in her life, led to several health issues and in 2016 it necessitated leaving her Palo Alto home of 48 years for a senior living facility in San Leandro where she could be in close proximity to family. A broken hip slowed her down, but she was in good enough health late in 2017 to attend the much-anticipated wedding of her granddaughter, Erica. Patricia failed to overcome her last health crisis and was placed in hospice care shortly after the Fourth of July holiday. Patricia died Sunday, July 8, surrounded by her daughter Rosanna Davis, son-in-law Craig Schuler, grandson Patrick Lennen and her lifelong friend Marlene Ballard. Patricia is also survived by granddaughter Erica Wray, sister Beverly Tosch, sisters-in-law Laudra Eber and Loretta Eber, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Preceded in death by longtime companion Richard Thompson.