William Stanford Davis

William Stanford Davis, recently of Lansdowne, VA, passed at the age of 71, following a 7-year long battle with Lewy Body Dementia.

William was born on December 3, 1952, to William Benjamin and Virginia Mason Kennady Davis of Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from the Wilmington Friends School in 1970 and then obtained a degree from Duke University's Stanford School of Public Policy in 1974. While there, he was a Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brother. After working as a paralegal at (then) Howery & Simon in Washington DC, he went on to obtain a master's degree in Foreign Policy from the University of Virginia in 1981.

Following graduate school, "Bill" moved to the Washington DC area and worked as an independent consultant in Non-Profit Fundraising and Business Development. From 1986 until his retirement in 2013, he worked for the Central Intelligence Agency as an Intelligence Analyst.

In 1992, he wed Maryann Mueller-Davis. They shared 31 happy years together in McLean, VA and then Lansdowne, VA.

Friends and family loved Bill for his good-natured smile, kindness, and exceptional wit. A sharp intellect and inquisitive nature drove all his pursuits. He was a natural teacher. In his spare time, he was rarely seen without a book on topics ranging from quantum mechanics to WWII tactics and strategy. He was keen for all things Scottish (he had maternal ties to the Scottish MacRae and Kennady clans).

Until his illness, Bill was a natural athlete. He enjoyed regular jogs, swimming laps, and kayaking. To his wife's dismay, he was also passionate about coffee ice cream in any form. He loved getting together with family in Pennsylvania for the holidays, foreign travel, regular trips to the Chesapeake and Eastern Shore, and watching sunsets with his wife.

William is survived by his wife, and his sister Pamela Davis Northcutt.

A private service was held in Clarks Summit, PA on April 19, 2024. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Bill's name to the Lewy Body Dementia Association.