Jean ‘Pat’ Davison
Jean “Pat” Charlton Davison, 93, of Dassel, formerly of Hutchinson, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at his residence in Dassel.
A private family service will be held.
Jean “Pat” Charlton Davison was born on March 17, 1923, in Galesburg, Illinois. He was the son of Washington Irving and Emma Josephine (Nelson) Davison. Pat was confirmed in his faith on January 6, 1957, at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield, Minnesota. He received his education in Galesburg, and was a graduate of the Galesburg High School in 1941.
On September 8, 1944, Pat was united in marriage to Aloma Evans in Peoria, Illinois. This marriage was blessed with four children, Michael, Rick, Patricia “Patsy” and Ronald. Pat and Aloma resided in Springfield, Minnesota, and later moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota. Pat and Aloma shared over 68 years of marriage until Aloma passed away on August 6, 2013.
Pat and Aloma owned and operated Davison’s North Side Grocery Store in Hutchinson, until the 1990s.
As a young man, Pat was a talented town team baseball player. He played for the Chicago Cubs Minor League and remained baseball’s biggest fan. He played baseball for the Springfield Tigers while living in Springfield. “If you are feeling down just pick up a ball and play catch – play catch – play catch,” he would say.
Pat found a love for writing, penning a memoir about his time in baseball followed by his many “one-pagers.” He was a fisherman, a painter and a craftsman. A caregiver and the corner store owner. The boy who loved the farm and the man with a passion for all kinds of sports. Pat was always ready with a big smile and excited to share a joke or a story. Most of all, he cherished spending time with his family, his grandchildren and his friends.
Pat is survived by his children, Patricia Eigen and her husband, Garland of Hutchinson, Minn., Rick Davison of Omaha, Neb.; daughter-in-law, Kim Davison of Bloomington, Ill.; grandchildren, Corey Davison and wife Kelly, Rick Davison and wife Ann, Tarah Pritchard and husband Rodney, Tracie Petersen and husband Jay, Tamie Eigen, Emily Davison, Sarah Combites and husband Brian, Ellie Geuss and husband Damen, Erin Buhl and husband Greg, and Michael Davison; great-grandchildren, Jason Buhl, Olivia Buhl, Avarie Petersen, Ellie Petersen, Jozie Petersen, Connor Davison, Kia Davison, Mollie Geuss, Grady Geuss, Ella Combites, Brylee Combites; any other relatives and friends.
Pat was preceded in death by his parents; wife Aloma Davison; sons, Michael Davison and Ronald Davison; daughter-in-law, DeAnne Davison; sisters, Mary Maltas, Gertrude Davison, Helen Waters, Dorothy Bowles, Katherine Gelb, Evelyn Shaver and Gladys Davison in infancy; brothers, Walter “Mike” Davison and Irving Davison; and sisters-in-law, Lucille Davison, Margaret Davison.
Arrangements by the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Online Obituaries and Guest Book available at www.hantge.com. Please click on Obituaries/Guest Book.