Leroy James Davis, Jr.
May 12, 1959-June 18, 2020
Leroy James Davis, Jr.,
entered into eternal peace
on Thursday, June 18,
2020, at Trinity Medical
Center, Minot, North
Dakota. He was born May
12, 1959 to Mr. Leroy
James Davis, Sr. and Mrs.
Macy Lee (Beatty) Davis
in Brooklyn, New York.
He spent part of his
childhood in South Caro-
lina. At the age of eight
the family returned to
their home state of New
York. There he completed
his formal education, gra-
duating from Sheepshead
Bay High School. After a
completing a year of
higher education at
Hunter College, he enlist-
ed in the United States
Air Force in 1980. During
his military service he at-
tended the Air Force
Community College.
LeRoy served his coun-
try with pride and dignity
at bases located in Ger-
many, Spain, England,
Korea and California. He
was a decorated airmen
having received several
honors and medals. He
was awarded the Meritori
ous Service Medal for his
distinguished and honor-
able service.
While stationed at Di-
yarbakir Air Force Base,
Turkey he met the love of
his life, Staff Sgt. Carla D.
Henderson. The couple
married November 28,
1992. Being a dual mili-
tary family they moved to
different bases. Their last
joint assignment was
Minot Air Force Base,
North Dakota. The family
made Minot their home.
He is also known as Mas-
ter Sgt. Leroy J. Davis, Jr,
United States Air Force
Retired, 2003.
Upon his retirement, he
searched for the right job
to support his family and
interest. When he found
a job his family and
friends congratulated him.
After a few weeks when
asked how the job was go-
ing he would say, “I quit
that job!” The Assistant
Pastor of the church sug-
gested that t-shirts be
made with the saying “I
quit that job!” He found
the perfect job, as a
Department of Defense
Civilian Employee at
Minot Air Force Base with
the Defense Logistics
Agency, where he was
employed until his pro-
motion to heaven.
He was a dearly beloved
member of Gospel Taber-
nacle Church of God in
Christ, Minot. He was
fondly called Brother
Davis. As the church pho-
tographer he captured the
church events with a sim-
ple command, “1, 2, 3”
Everyone knew to be
prepared to smile, be-
cause the takes would be
quick. He recently re-
ceived the Youth Depart-
ment Award for Best Sun-
day School Breakfast
Chef. Brother Davis
served as an usher, and
was an active member of
the brotherhood depart-
ment.
An avid sports
enthusiast he could be
found watching his favor-
ite professional teams, the
Dallas Cowboys and the
Los Angeles Lakers. After
the games, he would en-
gage in close proximity
commentary with a fellow
sports fan. He was an
amazing high school
basketball player. His
high school varsity team
played in a tournament at
Madison Square Garden.
The story goes like this, “I
was playing at Madison
Square Garden with my
high school team and
every time I scored, the
jumbo Tron would flash
my name, LeRoy, LeRoy!”
The story was shared, re-
peated, and slightly em-
bellished to anyone that
would listen as he re-
called the glorious event.
He took delight when
asked to share, he simply
laughed; always humbled
by the opportunity.
Leroy Davis was a kind,
compassionate, patient
man. He held his family
together during the Minot
flood of 2011 with his
steady attitude. He and
his wife, Carla, shared
many happy moments to
cherish eternally. His was
a loving father to his chil-
dren; Leon, Amber, and
Alexsea. A dotting grand-
father to Trista and Kali-
yah. To have known
Leroy is to have experi-
enced a quiet dependabili
ty and a lifelong friend.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents.
He is survived by: wife
of 28 years, Carla Davis;
sister, Karen Davis; son,
Leon White; daughters,
Amber Davis and Alexsea
Davis. His grand-
daughters: Trista White
and Kaliyah Brooks.
Mother-in law, Henrietta
Norris. A host of uncles,
aunts, nieces and
nephews and cousins, and
his Gospel Tabernacle
Church Family.
Celebrating the Life of
Leroy Davis:
Leroy’s Funeral will be
held Wednesday, July 1,
2020, at 11:00 am at
Church of the Living God
2145 8th St. NW in Minot.
A Public Graveside
Service will be held on
Wednesday, July 1 , 2020,
at 1:00 pm at Sunset
Memorial Gardens,
Minot, ND. Due to the
Coronavirus Pandemic,
please observe social dis-
tancing.
Visitation: A visitation
will take place at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot on
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
YouTube
https://www.youtube.
com/ channel/UCkw5w
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Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at www.thompson
larson.com.