INTERNATIONAL AIR BAHAMA
TEX DAVIS IN MEMORIAM

Letter from Tex son Howard Davis. As many of you know, my father Lynn "Tex" Davis, passed away in late September 2005. Dad died following surgery to repair a sub-dural hematoma as a result of striking his head due to passing out because of a mild heart attack in his home. He lived to be 80 years old, and got to do many of the things he wanted and enjoyed in life. He particularly enjoyed spending time with and talking about the flight crews who were his friends. He appreciated the time spent with you and the places and things you experienced together. You made his life richer, and I am certain he hoped to do the same for you. Dad became an active membber of his local Masonic lodge after moving back to Texas and was to have been awarded his 50 years membership pin the week following his funeral. He and my mother Judy are buried together in the Oakwood cemetery, Addicks Addition, Huntsville, Texas. Sam Houston is buried across the street, in the original cemetery grounds, and we have 5 generations of family scattered around the place. It is usually very peaceful and all in all not a bad place to rest for eternity. Dad enjoyed working with young people as part of his activities in the Air Force Retired Sergeants Association, and in lieu of any memorial, the family would prefer that those of you who wish to remember him make a contribution to: Forrest Masonic Lodge £19, A.F. & A.M. P O Box 1004 Huntsville, TX 77342-1004 Attn: The Scholarship Fund Thanks for the friendship and support for Dad over the years. We hope you and your family are well, and we remind you to appreciate those around you while you can. I apologize for the delay in sending this out, but I live in Saudi Arabia and it has taken longer than I expected to gather Dad´s addresses. With best regards for the Holidays and the New Year, Howard Davis, Tex´s son December 11, 2005

Lynn Edward "Tex" Davis Member of the Huntsville Cruisers car club Lynn Edward Davis was born to V.A. and Minnie Lee (Jordy) Davis in Huntsville on March 3, 1925 and passed away September 20, 2005. He was born to one of the early families of Walker County going back to the 1930s and 1840s. Air Bahama crew Bill McDonald, Margie Ave Torres, Tex Davis, Ev Terry, Don Torres and Vernica Ferguson He served in the Pacific in WW II in the Army Air Corp. He joined the Air Force from 1943 to 1967. After retiring from the Air Force, he moved to Florida and became a flight engineer for International Air Bahama for 12 years. Then, he was in real estate management in Florida until 2001. He moved back to Huntsville in 2002 after the death of his wife of over 50 years. He has been a Masonic brother for 50 years. He was also a well-known member of the Huntsville Cruisers car club, winning many awards with his 1967 sky blue Mustang. He is survived by a son, Howard Davis of Florida, and three sisters, Marilyn Davis, Hazel Davis and Mrs. Betty Mott, all of Huntsville. Graveside services will be held Friday morning, September 23, 2005 at 10 am with the Rev. Mike Kirby officiating in the Adickes Addition of Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Masonic rites will be conducted by Forrest Lodge # 19 AF and AM. Those wishing to leave memorial condolences for the family may do so at Sam Houston Funeral home, Huntsville Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home