This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgs14 Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/3759.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Seattle Times June 28, 2007 Margaret Mary Davies, professor with passion for world affairs and academia, dies at 94 Throughout her life, Margaret Mary Davies was driven by her intellectual pursuits. Ms. Davies worked her way to the 1945 founding conference of the United Nations in San Francisco as part of its stenography pool. And in 1960, she became the first female faculty member with a doctorate in Seattle University's Economics Department. Ms. Davies, known to those who knew and loved her as a modest woman who led a simple life, died on June 17 at West Seattle's Providence Mount St. Vincent assisted-living facility. She was 94. "Her highest interests were always involved in reading and good, stimulating discussion," said Ms. Davies' niece Mary Linden Sepulveda, of Seattle. "Her idea of excitement would be to treat herself to a New York Times subscription and then stay up and wait until it was delivered at 1 [AM] and read it into the wee hours of the morning because she was so fascinated with world events." Born in Seattle, Ms. Davies grew up in West Seattle's Admiral District. She attended the Forest Ridge Convent, then located on Capitol Hill, then went on to complete her undergraduate degree in general literature at the University of Washington. In the mid to late 1930s, Ms. Davies worked as a secretary at the King County Assessor's Office until she was hired by Boeing in the early 1940s and was a scientific flight test engineer, reading maps and charts for the development of bombers. Later, her work with the American delegation at the United Nations in 1945 led to a move to Washington, D.C., to be a part of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs division of the Office of the Legal Adviser. Ms. Davies then joined the team that implemented the Marshall Plan in Greece from 1947 to 1948. When she returned to Seattle, Ms. Davies went back to school, graduating with a doctorate in political science and economics from the University of Washington in 1960. Ms. Davies was a professor at Seattle University until she retired in 1978. In addition to her interest in world affairs and academia, Ms. Davies was committed to her family and her community, and she donated time to several councils on aging, as well as to Catholic charities. She not only took care of her parents and grandmother, but also nurtured her seven nieces and nephews. "She introduced us to live theater ... and the Woodland Park Zoo," said Sepulveda, adding that as the children got older, her aunt often invited University of Washington professors to join their family dinners. Sepulveda said she will miss "the joy of conversing" with her aunt. The two talked about "current politics, the love for the city of Seattle, books, family ... just everything." In addition to Sepulveda, Ms. Davies is survived by her sister, Patricia Hertrich, of Bainbridge Island and three nieces and three nephews. Funeral services, followed by a reception, will be held at 9:30AM Saturday at the chapel at Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Avenue Southwest, Seattle. See photograph and obituary on line here: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2003765703_daviesobit28m.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.