Lucille Elizabeth Davies passed away after a sudden illness on September 6 ^th with her son at her side. She was 94. Her beloved husband of 49 years, David M. Davies, Jr., predeceased her in late 2002. She is survived by her son Mark, and daughter-in-law Diane of Leesburg, Virginia, with whom she had been living since early 2019. She is also survived by her younger sister Audrey Grove, brother-in-law Gary Grove, their three children Geoffrey, Gretchen and Theodore, and their spouses and children, all of Rhode Island. She was blessed to see her four grandchildren grow, get married and give her eight great-grandchildren.

Lucille was born at her parent's home in East Providence, R.I. As a young child during the Great Depression, she never wanted for food and shelter. Her Armenian parents, Fred and Helen Sahakian, immigrants from Turkey were industrious in business and managing the home, and made every dollar stretch. She graduated from East Providence High School in 1944, then went on to Lasell, at the time an all girls two-year college, and graduated in 1946.

Some time later, she moved to Manhattan Beach, California and rented a house on the strand with three other girls, paying the exorbitant monthly sum of $75.00 each for a place where the sand started two steps from the front door. She took a flight scheduling job a short drive up the coast at the recently christened Los Angeles International Airport. At the time, scheduling flights entailed ensuring Sepulveda Blvd was closed to vehicular traffic so the aircraft could take off. She met her future husband David, at the time an aircraft mechanic, at a party at the beach house. He was there to see one of her roommates, a hostess for Western Airlines. He heard a beautiful voice singing to a jazz record coming from another room and went to see who it belonged to, and it was Lucille. And that was the beginning of a 50 year love affair.

Lucille and David were married in 1953, moved to Rhode Island and had their only child in 1954. While she loved singing, and thought about possibly pursuing it professionally, she elected to pursue homemaking. The family moved back to California in 1963. Lucille had a knack for interior design, and created a colorful and creative environment that took full advantage of the window walls and soaring ceilings of her brand new Eichler home in Thousand Oaks.

Lucille was never an outdoorsy type, but David was, having grown up in Washington state, regularly hunting and fishing with his father. She reluctantly went along on the occasional family camping trip. She always panicked if there was a hint of moisture anywhere it shouldn't be. During one such camping trip to lake Casitas, it rained. While the trench around the tent kept the ground water out, some of the rain found its way harmlessly into the tent though a small gap in the top, but it kept Lucille up all night, holding two pans to catch the water drops while her husband and son slept peacefully through it.

Lucille loved to travel and she and David, now a First Officer with Trans World Airlines, visited cities in the Far East and Europe. She had a special love for music boxes, and built a small collection of them over the years. After retiring, she and David moved to Spain for several years before relocating to scenic river overview home in Grants Pass, Oregon.

After David's passing, she stayed in Oregon for a few years before moving to Arizona to be closer to family. When she could no longer live alone for safety reasons, she moved to Virginia to live with her son and daughter-in-law. She was able to enjoy some of her favorite things during her time in Virginia, such as fresh buttered corn on the cobb, and the irresistible squeals of laughter and hugs from her 2 year old great-granddaughter Emi, who called her Nanni.

An informal memorial will be planned for her east coast family for the fall of 2021, and one for her west coast family in 2022 when arrangements can be made for both Lucille and David's ashes to be spread from the air together.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Lucille to theheartfoundation.org.