The death has occurred of:
Brian DAVIS
I am so sad to announce the death of my father, Brian Davis, 78 years, on 22nd July 2025.
My dad, Brian, was a person of principle, with humanitarian beliefs by which he strongly lived his life - giving consistently to charity and volunteering with South Antrim Community Transport on and off for the last 12 years. At SACT he helped those more infirm or without their own form of transport to get to appointments, gather groceries and see family.
He had also been a regular attender for many years at the Quakers meeting house in Belfast, and volunteered as treasurer there. The Quakers held a belief system which, in his later years, my dad found chimed heavily with his own principles, and he found a sense of peace and calm with them.
My dad was a man of huge intelligence, a reflective and balanced thinker with an amazing sense of humour and fun. He was an unassuming figure, who nonetheless seemed to draw people to him with his warmth and humility. So many people have told me over the years how fond they were of him.
Despite some chronic health issues, common with age, he had a very active life - he still did volunteer driving; he regularly met with long term friends from university, particularly Alphy and Henry, and colleagues from Nortel Networks, where he worked for many years; he kept in touch with my mum (his late wife Margaret)’s extended family, who he remained close with, especially Gerry and Mac; and he saw a lot of his lovely neighbours Ruth and Geoff, and Huston, who all did a lot to ease the isolation that can come from living alone. He visited me, my partner David, and his grandchildren Amelia (3 years) and Elias (1 year) in Scotland every few months and had booked to come over again in August. We were going to try to have a day together at the Edinburgh fringe festival, and we were planning his first trip with us to Barcelona, where my partner is from, in September.
His death was sudden and devastating for us all, but he was so loved, and we were very lucky to have him in our lives for as long as we did. In the last few years I saw him get so much joy from his relationship with his grandchildren. It brought out his inner child, as well the loving father I knew from my own childhood. It was wonderful to see that. He called us a whirlwind, but one he liked to be in the middle of.
The Funeral Service will be at the Quaker meeting house in South Belfast on Thursday 31st July at 12.00 pm. All welcome, though for numbers, please contact a member of the family if you are planning to attend.
My dad was not a big flowers guy, so if anyone wanted to give something in remembrance, then I think he would have wanted to thank Macmillan Cancer charity online via www.donation.macmillan.org.uk. He did yoga with them for years after his leukemia diagnosis.
South Antrim community transport also take donations. Donations can be made to South Antrim Community Transport, sort code 95 02 27, Account Number 50077984.
As do the South Belfast Quakers:
South Belfast Preparative Meeting
Sort code 08-92-99 (co-op bank)
Account number 65301760
Please include "Brian Davis" in their reference in their transaction to help identify its origin.
Any of these causes would’ve been close to his heart.
Thanks to all of those who loved and cared for him over the years.