Roberta Claire Davis

Roberta Claire Davis (aka Bobbi Davis) was born in San Francisco on March 18, 1939 to Peter and Margaret Venerdi. She had a younger brother, Peter, and a younger sister, Kristine. She married her high school classmate, Richard M. Newell, and raised her family in Livermore CA where she lived until 1989. Bobbi attended the University of Washington and the University of San Francisco. She had a career in administration at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where she met her current husband, James Ivey Davis, in 1974. Bobbi is survived by her husband, Jim, her four children and one stepdaughter, as well as seven grandchildren, one great granddaughter, and a sister.

Bobbi had a full life, was a generous, non-judgmental spirit who respected everybody, and was respected by everybody. She and her husband travelled often throughout most of Europe, Scandinavia and Turkey, and Latin America. Numerous trips throughout many remote parts of Mexico were special for Bobbi.

She always said “I’ve had a wonderful life, no regrets, and a lot of fond memories.” Even though she experienced a lot of the world, she always considered her beloved California was home. She enjoyed her final years here in Santa Barbara where she enjoyed many friends during her late years, especially so many from the Santa Barbara Bridge Center and the Samarkand retirement community.