Recognized by Lift Every Voice Committee For more than 30 Years of Volunteer Work
Jeff Davis, Jr., a resident of Titusville, Florida, was honored by the Lift Every Voice Committee and selected as a Community Hero for his community service and volunteerism. Davis has volunteered his time in the community for over 30 years, having worked with such organizations as Titusville Police Athletic League (PAL), Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Inc., and has coached at Titusville High School and Space Coast Jr./Sr. High.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLIORIDA – Jeff Davis, Jr., a resident of Titusville, Florida, was honored by the Lift Every Voice Committee and selected as a Community Hero for his community service and volunteerism.
Davis has volunteered his time in the community for over 30 years. He has worked with such organizations as Titusville Police Athletic League, Amateur Athletic Union, and has coached at Titusville High School and Space Coast Jr./Sr. High.
A board member for the Space Coast Health Centers and past president and current member of the north area NAACP, Davis is a devoted member of St. James AME Church in Titusville.
Graduating from Titusville High School and subsequently the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, has enabled Davis to work in the field as a felony probation officer and an investigator with the Florida Parole Commission.
Throughout his career, Davis also worked as an administrator at Titusville High School and taught at Eastern Florida State College. Currently, Davis serves as the Operations Manager for Brevard County North Area Parks and Recreation.
Davis and his high school sweetheart, Carol, have been married for 37 years. They have five daughters, all of whom have college degrees, that have followed in their father’s footsteps, volunteering many hours in their community.
Other than coaching basketball, Davis has the unique hobby of breeding and raising African Cichlid fish.
I asked Davis why he chooses not to relax during his off time and what drives him to volunteer. He told me how important Galatians 6:9 and 6:10 are to him, “Let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. As we therefore have opportunity let us do good unto all men.” He went on to say, “This is what I try to live by.”
Brevard County needs more people like Jeff Davis, Jr. He truly is a “Community Hero.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia. He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.
Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey.
Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.
He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 24 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.
The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.
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