GREENWICH Albert O. "Al" "Chops" Davis, 68, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington.
He
was
the
beloved
husband
of
Winifred
Brimmer
Davis.
Born
Sept.
13,
1939,
he
was
the
son
of
Orrin
F.
Davis
and
Rhoda
Church
Davis
Burgess.
Al
moved
to
Cambridge
in
1953,
and
graduated
from
Cambridge
Central
School,
Class
of
1959.
He
and
Winnie
were
married
on
Sept.
17,
1960.
They
lived
in
Cambridge
until
moving
to
Greenwich
in
1972.
When
Al
graduated
from
CCS,
he
worked
for
his
Dad
at
Orrin
F.
Davis
Excavating.
Al
then
bought
a
tractor
trailer
and
started
into
the
trucking
industry
for
the
next
36
years,
being
know
as
"Short-Change"
on
the
road.
Al
was
in
the
U.S.
Army
National
Guard,
stationed
out
of
the
Bennington,
Vt.
Depot
for
seven
years
in
the
Motor
Pool,
attaining
the
rank
of
sergeant.
He
was
a 37
year
member
of
Cambridge-Salem
Lodge
No.
481
Free
and
Accepted
Masons
and
a
member
of
the
Teamsters
Union
No.294.
Al
was
honored
by
the
Greenwich
Little
League
because
he
sponsored
a
Pee
Wee
team
called
"Al's
Little
Truckers"
for
10
years.
He
loved
classic
cars
and
he
has
an
extensive
car
collection.
He
has
his
own
customized
90
Chevy
pickup
and
attended
many
car
shows
from
New
York
to
Massachusetts
to
North
Carolina.
His
enjoyments
were
owning
riding
horses,
watching
the
Dallas
Cowboys
and
betting
against
his
son-in-law,
Scott
about
the
New
York
Giants.
In
recent
years,
Al
became
a
big
NASCAR
fan
and
attended
,
with
his
family,
several
NASCAR
races.
Al
and
Winnie
vacationed
many
places
including
California
to
visit
the
grave
of
Roy
Rogers
(as
Al
was
a
long
time
fan).
Al
was
"Poppy"
to
his
grandchildren,
Megan
and
Ryan,
whom
he
loved
dearly.
Along
with
his
wife
of
47
years,
he
is
survived
by
two
children
and
their
spouses,
Glenn
and
Leslea
Davis
and
Mickki
and
Scott
Harrington,
all
of
Greenwich;
two
grandchildren,
Megan
and
Ryan
Davis;
five
siblings:
Marilee
Hall
and
husband,
James,
of
New
Port
Richey,
Fla.,
John
F.
Davis
and
wife,
Paula,
of
Alachua,
Fla.,
Linda
Davis
of
Bennington
and
Loren
Pierce
of
Fort
Fairfield,
Maine
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
The
family
requests
memorial
donations
be
made
to
the
Easton-Greenwich
Rescue
Squad,
Greenwich,
NY
12834.
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