Frederick Davy

Davy, Frederick "Fred", 86, of St. Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2008 following complications from a fall. He was born in 1921 in Washington, DC, served in WWII as a Raider in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 - 1945, and spent his career in broadcasting. Starting in Pittsburgh, PA, he worked with Bob Prince, broadcasting sports and then moved to Florida in 1954, where he was first on TV with WSUN as an announcer. From 1960 until he retired in 1985, he was sportscaster and announcer for WFLA TV. Fred was a lifetime member of the Screen Actors Guild, and actively involved with the local Marine Corps lunch bunch. He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Barbara Davy and his son, William "Bill" Davy. Fred is survived by his daughters and their husbands: Caron & Tom Burgess, St. Petersburg, FL and Cathy & Steve Ulm, Spring Hill, FL; his son and his wife: Bob & Kathy Davy, Fletcher, NC; a daughter-in-law and her husband: Pam & Dean Kirkwood, Clearwater, FL; sisters-in-law: Susanne Register and Betty Parker, Waterville, ME; his grandchildren and their spouses: Sean & Heather Hartling, Ashley Burgess, Tommy Burgess, Trevor Ulm, Chris Davy, Bryan Davy, Christine & Eric Bass, Jennifer & Stacy Marquardt; his great-grandchildren; Kathy Rocco, William Marquardt, Trevor and Lilly Bass. A Celebration of Fred's life will be held on Friday, February 22nd at 10am at Anderson-McQueen Funeral & Cremation Centers-2201 Dr. MLK St. N. Family has requested donations, in lieu of flowers, be made to Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33760. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home-NE St. Petersburg Chapel 727-822-2059