SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42
(By Senators McCabe, Rowe, Sprouse, Harrison, Tomblin, Mr.
President, Bailey, Boley, Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem,
Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Guills, Helmick, Hunter,
Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio,
Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Sharpe, Smith,
Snyder, Unger, Weeks and White)
Memorializing the life of the Honorable James H. Davis III, former
businessman, attorney, member of the House of Delegates,
member of the Senate and distinguished West Virginian.
Whereas, James H. Davis III, of Charleston, Kanawha County,
was born October 9, 1928, in Clarksburg, Harrison County, the son
of J. Hornor and Martha (Maxwell) Davis; and
Whereas, James H. Davis III received his A. B. degree from
Princeton University and his L. L. B. degree from the University of
Virginia; and
Whereas, James H. Davis III was married to his beloved wife
Ouida (Caldwell) Davis, with whom he shared the joy of having two
sons, James H. Davis IV and Lewis Caldwell Davis; and
Whereas, James H. Davis III served his nation with pride and
distinction as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from
1953 to 1955; and
Whereas, James H. Davis III practiced law with his father, former Senator J. Hornor Davis II, at the family law firm, Preston
and Davis, until 1965 when he joined the law firm now known as
Spilman Thomas & Battle. In 1987, he helped open the Charleston
branch of Campbell, Woods and Bagley; and
Whereas, In addition to practicing law, of which he
specialized in the areas of natural resources law and corporate
law, James H. Davis III served as President of both Kanawha Block
Company and Logan Concrete Company. He was also President of
Dingess-Rum Properties, Inc.; and
Whereas, James H. Davis III was elected to the West Virginia
House of Delegates in 1960 and served until 1963. During his
tenure in the House of Delegates, his father, the Honorable J.
Hornor Davis II, was serving in the West Virginia Senate; and
Whereas, In 1963, the Honorable James H. Davis III was elected
to the West Virginia Senate from the eighth Senatorial District,
where he served until 1966; and
Whereas, During his tenure in the West Virginia Senate, the
Honorable James H. Davis III served as a member of the Committees
on Agriculture, Counties and Municipal Corporations, Judiciary,
Labor, Mines and Mining, Natural Resources, Railroads and
Temperance. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Public
Libraries and as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings
and Humane Institutions. He also served as a member of the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance; and
Whereas, The Honorable James H. Davis III was responsible for
numerous legislative acts, conceived and executed by him for the
betterment of the citizens of the eighth Senatorial District and
the State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Sadly, the life of the Honorable James H. Davis III
came to an end on Thursday, March 4, 2004, when he passed away;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby memorializes the life of the Honorable
James H. Davis III, former businessman, attorney, member of the
House of Delegates, member of the Senate and distinguished West
Virginian; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate hereby extends its sincere
sympathy to the family of the Honorable James H. Davis III and
expresses its sadness at his passing; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to the wife of the Honorable James H.
Davis III, Ouida Davis, and his two sons, James Hornor Davis IV and
Lewis Caldwell Davis.
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