Wilf Davis passes
All of us at Canadian Cattlemen extend our condolences to the loved ones of Wilf Davis.
Wilfred Alexander Davis, age 90, known as Wilf Davis passed away on June 21, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the Brandon Regional Health Centre in Brandon, Man.
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Davis was born in Whitewood. Sask., on August 18, 1933, to Hubert (Bert) and Marjorie Davis (nee Boston).
He had an active childhood helping on the family farm. He was especially close to his grandfather, Charles Davis, and cherished his memories of their times together.
Upon graduating from the University of Saskatchewan in May 1959, Davis moved to Dauphin, Man., and began an 11-year career with the Manitoba Department of Agriculture as a beef cattle field representative. Highlights from those years include work related to the Manitoba Bull Test Station, purebred and commercial cattle events, and the Manitoba feeder cattle associations.
In 1970, Davis and his family moved to Brandon where he became manager of Bar 5 Simmental Breeders Ltd. Davis sold his shares in Bar 5 in 1978 and created Davis Livestock Services, a management and marketing cattle business, and worked for Transcon Livestock. Davis returned to Bar 5 as manager in 1981 and for the next 20 years, he was involved in all aspects of the operation while also maintaining his consulting business. Throughout his career, Davis owned and registered his own cattle under the name of Twenty-Three Oaks Ltd. The herd was dispersed in the mid-1990s.
Throughout his long career, Davis built a reputation as an ambassador of the Simmental breed and cattle industry as a whole. He was awarded the A.O. Henuset Memorial Award at the 2002 Manitoba Simmental Association meeting. In 2006, he was presented with the World Simmental Fleckvieh Federation Golden Book Award. He was also inducted into the Canadian Simmental Association Hall of Fame in the fall of 2006. He was humble about these awards and would say that the friends he made along the way were the real reward.
Over the last 29 years, Wilf and Marnie enjoyed living in the country near Carberry, Man., running Carberry Sandhills Consulting, traveling, fishing and expanding friendships in the cattle and Quarter Horse communities. He will be remembered by his family for the example he set by caring for his parents and aunts and uncles, his encouragement and support of his children and grandchildren’s education. Cherished memories include time spent on genealogy projects and numerous fishing trips.
A Celebration of Life service was held at the Carberry Community Memorial Hall, Carberry, Man., on June 27. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation or the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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