BANGOR and PORTLAND Annette L. Davis passed peacefully from this world July 16, 2007. The devoted daughter of Antonio and Consiglia (Romano) Forgione was born May 25, 1916, in South Portland. After her graduation from South Portland High School, she was employed by Community Oil Co., and later in life at Soule Glass and Paint. She married her beloved Pat in 1946, after his return from the service, and shared 50 years of life and love with him in a marriage that was inspiring. In their retirement years, Annette and Pat made their home with Anne, Malcolm, Patrick, and Katherine in Bangor, a time that was a gift to them all. Annette’s lifetime focus was her faith, family and friends, who became family. She had enough love and energy to bring a multitude under her protective wing. Annette will be remembered for her boundless generosity, humor, wisdom and constancy in prayer, as well as her delicious hermits and chocolate cakes. Annette was predeceased by her husband, Patrick F. Davis, in 1995; and by her siblings, Anna, Dorothea, Eva, Salvatore, and Lenore. She is survived by her daughter, Anne Davis Griffin and her husband, Malcolm; her granddaughter, Katherine; her grandson, Patrick and his wife, Erika, and their daughter, Kate, who brought the biggest smiles of all to Mom Davis’s face. Also surviving are her youngest sister, Geneva Weinsoff; her brother-in-law, Preston R. Miller; many nieces and nephews, whom she loved as her own children. In recent years, Annette’s life has been enriched by the loving care of her dear friends in the residential care unit at Maine Veterans’ Home, where she truly felt at home and at peace. She experienced the kindness of new friends in long term care who worked with Community Health and Counseling Services Hospice nurse, Lorraine Romano, to bring comfort to her final days. We extend heartfelt thanks to them and to Toby Atkins, M.D., who had been with Annette and her family every step of the way; and to Father Richard McLaughlin; Father Roland Nadeau; Father John Austin; and Joy Hallee, who kept her bond to the Catholic Church alive and strong. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1 p.m. Friday, July 20, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York St., Bangor, with the Rev. Roland Nadeau, celebrant and the Very Rev. Richard McLaughlin, concelebrant. Interment with committal prayers will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to the family home at 26 Glencove Ave., to continue the celebration of Annette’s remarkable life. Gifts in her memory may be made to St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York St., Bangor, ME 04401; or to the Maine Veterans’ Home, Residential Care Activities Program, attention Shirley Shannon, 44 Hogan Road, Bangor, ME 04401. Arrangements are in the care of Foley Funeral Service.
ANNETTE L. DAVIS
