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Michele Gore...
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The boy standing alone in two of them are Jinx. In the picture with the crib, he is the boy on the far left. In the picture with most of his siblings, he is the tallest behind the chair. The elderly gentleman in the other chair picture was his grandfather.
Michele Gore
daughter of Mike and Lucky Emert
neice to Jinx Davis
A couple of lovely photos of Jinx taken at Arthur Cheesman's
memorial party
in Portland October 22, 2006
sent by MaryAlice Cheesman
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Remembrances
from People Jinx worked with
at The Portland VA Medical Center
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I remember his laugh, how much he loved his children and grandchildren, and his love of gathering “data”. I also remember how much he enjoyed his music and spending time with Julie at their property in Goldendale. Laura Howerton When I was new in the department – and to Portland – Jinx was one of the first people to come into my office and welcome me. He generously offered his time and suggestions regarding the purchase of my home, and he was always quick to tell me about the jazz and blues music events around town because he knew those were my favorite kinds of music. I remember thinking that it was unusual for someone who barely knew me to be so helpful, but that was the way Jinx was with everyone. He was a very warm and supportive person. I miss our chats. Adele Higgins What I remember most are his wonderful sense of humor, his bulldog tenaciousness when it came to getting through every barrier to learn how to get the data he needed for his people, his passion for his music, and the complete, joyful, selfless adoration he had for his grandchildren. He would positively gush when talking about his new granddaughter Elle. Denise LaLande I cannot forget his zest for life and his sense of humor, the way he spoke of his children, grandchildren and his soul mate, Julie. We talked about our love of the coast at length right before I retired and he gave me a list of people to look up, which I do intend to do now for sure. A healer thru medicine and music…and he could be so bullheaded!! What an amazing guy. Cathy Frizzelle Jinx and I often shared the same political passions, finding ourselves shipmates on a clipper overwhelmed by pirates. Wish he could have been around on election day. Oh yeah, he was passionate alright. We lost a good Lefty. Brees What I admired about Jinx was his straight forward approach to life. You always knew where Jinx stood on an issue, there was no beating around the bush. I always knew Jinx was into the arts and played the guitar but unfortunately I never realized what a talented musician he was. He was humble (in a Jinx sort of way) about his musical ability. He always talked about the people he knew who played the guitar or banjo and he often stated that they played much better than him. I will miss that Jinx smile and will miss talking to him about plays, music, and his retreat in Goldendale. Ray Rook I remember his incredible, infectious smile…. It was impossible not to smile back. He was also very concerned with care of the veteran population, always upholding the highest standards, not as a goal to work toward, but as the norm. Eric DuBois Jinx was a member of Quality and Performance in 2001 when I got to QM. His office was over in Operative Care but I got to know him as he was responsible for tracking returns to surgeries and I was his support. He was adamant about statistics being accurate and was real professional in his work. I also found out he was a bluegrass player and I would often talk to him about music. He loved the old mountain music and folk music but he also loved old rock and roll, blues and jazz. I don’t think there was any type of music that Jinx didn’t love as long as he thought it was good music. We had a QM Christmas party and everyone brought in a “white elephant” present. I had brought an old country music tape that had a few Merle Haggard songs on it. It was passed up by a few people, until it came to Jinx. He saw Merle Haggard’s name and on it and said “I can’t want to hear this, any time you can hear some Haggard, you don’t pass it up. He is the absolute best”. He had that wide grin on his face and you would have thought someone had just given him a million dollars. After that not a day went by that I didn’t talk music with Jinx. We found out that we had both been to two of the same Merle Haggard concerts in Portland. He knew of Merle’s band and informed me they were the absolute best band in the business. He knew the names of all the band members. I think he was a walking encyclopedia on music in America. Also this past year Jinx and I worked the poster fair together. I remember one day hardly anyone showed up. Jinx and I stayed there about all day and talked about every subject known to man. It was great sharing things with him. I told all about my life. He told all about his life. It is a memory I will never forget. He was most proud of his granddaughter and I told him I had just became a grandfather. He went on and on about how my life would be different and how much happier I would be for having grandchildren. He was really proud of his family and it sure came through. You knew when Jinx was happy and you knew when he was mad. He didn’t hold back any punches. He had an opinion on everything and didn’t care who knew his opinion. He was very passionate in all his views, from his family to the world around him. You knew where Jinx stood. There was no gray areas. I’ll close by saying Jinx loved life and lived the kind of life that most of us only dream of. I will miss him. He was my friend and I will never forget him. Charles Porter
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