ST SEBASTIAN’S

BROTHERHOOD
Pictured: Ed Davis ’65, Bill Murphy ’65, Frank Burke ’65, and Henry Lane ’49
after a friendly game of tennis in Vermont.
Years later, once both had been graduated from St. Sebastian’s,
Davis found out about an opening in the St. Sebastian’s English
Department and encouraged Lajoie to apply. Lajoie followed Davis’
advice and became the Chair of the School’s English Department for
many years before going on to Nichols College.
During his time at St.
Sebastian’s, Davis did not limit
his friendships to his own class.
In fact, Davis formed lifelong
bonds with his teachers as well,
befriending the legendary Henry
Lane ’49 after Lane taught
him in history class. Despite a
twenty-year age gap, Davis and
Lane remain friends to this day
and often enjoy playing tennis
together on the Cape.
While Lane helped Davis grow as a person during his years on
campus, Davis found that he also had an influence on Lane, steering
the direction of Lane’s life during Davis’ senior year.
“Our senior year we had our Class Picnic in Sherborn and
Henry, who I don’t think had ever been out of Newton in his life,
came to the picnic and loved it,” stated Davis. “He ended up buying
a house there with a beautiful clay tennis court. Not a weekend
Every day...I see acts of kindness
done by Arrows for another, and
that’s because of the understanding
on the part of these Arrows that
there is something greater than
them at work.
went by when that tennis court was not occupied by St. Sebastian’s
students and alumni.”
While Davis would continue his relationship with Lane, St.
Sebastian’s took a backseat as he started to raise his family with his
high school sweetheart, Toni. Davis had been dating Toni since his
junior year. They attended the
St. Sebastian’s Prom together in
1965 and have now been married
for forty-four years.
Following his graduation,
Davis briefly attended college
before moving into the business
world, eager to support his wife
and young family. He used
the work ethic honed at St.
Sebastian’s to work his way up
the ladder of success, toiling at a
series of companies that included Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes.
He began as a route driver, then a supervisor, and finally establishing
himself as Vice President of Sales at Table Talk Pies. When he left
Table Talk at age 35, Davis started his own business, Ed Davis and
Co. Under the direction of his wife, Toni, and his daughter, Lisa,
that business is still thriving today.
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