Dr. Donald Sinclair Davis graduated from Aurora High School in 1960 and went on to become an actor and a teacher and served his country along the way.

Davis died of a sudden heart attack at his home in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada, on Sunday, June 29.

Fans will remember him for his roles in the Twin Peaks and Star Gate I television series and the movie A League of Their Own, according to a family spokesman. In addition to those productions, Davis has a lengthy list of film credits in his resume.

After attending AHS, Davis graduated from what is now Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield and earned his doctorate in technical directing at the University of Southern Illinois.

He taught at Drury University in Springfield, Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, and at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

He served his country in Korea as a captain in the United States Army.
In addition, he was an artist and a sculptor with a special talent for sketching landscapes for lithography, according to the family spokesman.

A work of art (photo above) by Davis  hangs in the meeting room of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. The work, done in sepia tones, features (clockwise from the upper right) landmarks from Aurora’s past, including the Majestic Mill, Franklin School, the Congregational Church, the Missouri Pacific Depot (where the Chamber is located), the Federal Lead Mine and the log cabin of Joseph Rinker, who settled in 1840 in what came to be known as Aurora.

The center of the painting features an early day street scene complete with people on foot, in horse-drawn buggies and in an automobile. The old city hall can be seen south down Madison Avenue.

Davis is survived by his wife, Ruby Fleming-Davis; a son, Matthew Davis of Springfield; a sister, Diane McKinley of Nevada; and a brother, M.T. Davis of Cornelius, North Carolina.

Memorial services will be held in the Vancouver area on August 4--his 66th birthday.