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martendavies
Joined: May 28, 2002
Posts: 1
From: Marten Davies
Posted: 2002-05-28 13:21
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Hi FOlks
This is Gareth's Dad. I and his mother who is on her way over the Atlantic as I type much appreciate the kind thoughts and words about our son. I am copying you all on the obituary that will go out today.
Please note to honor his memory we will be bringing the two COBRAS to the funeral home both the 96 and the 2001, to be driven in procession behind the hearse post the service for Jocelyn and Gareth's burial.
Feel free to attend the funeral service and if you do bring the STANGS I know he would be thrilled at the honor
Best to you all
Marten
Gareth Marten Davies, 24, and Jocelyn Diaz, 21, died together May 25, in a head on car collission, along with their close friends, Donald Cox Rini and his wife, Colleen Rini.
Jocelyn and Gareth were a couple from the moment they met and were rarely out of each others sight
Both brought joy, light and an immense presence to any room they entered. Jocelyn was like a fine bottle of champagne, full of bubbles, intoxicating to the eye and quick to laugh. She was a brilliant dancer, and gifted singer. She sang often with the local church band of which her father Mike Diaz was also a member.
To see Gareth without a baseball cap was a rare event indeed. Some have remarked that, in all the years they have known him they have never seen the top of his head. He was quick-witted, kind hearted and a gentle soul always happy to do for others. He rarely lost his temper or raised his voice. He never shirked responsibilities and was mature beyond his years.
He was constantly embroiled in one of his many passions.
Computing being his first love, building his own machine at 12 and becoming an absolute expert on hardware. He had a particularly soft spot for an old Amiga. Next came the MUSTANGS. . It was at Gareth’s high school graduation, in 1996, when Marten, a fellow sports car enthusiast, gave Gareth his first Mustang, a well-cared-for 1987 model. Gareth would later buy a second Mustang, a Cobra, and then only last year a third Mustang, another Cobra. To immerse himself fully in this passion he joined the Austin Area Stangs club (
www.austinareastangs.com).
Gareth was born prematurely March 16, 1978, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England where he lived with his mother Barbara Davies. It was not until 1994 after traveling the Atlantic many times for vacations that Gareth at the age of 16 settled with his father, Marten Davies, step-mother Cheryl Davies and three brothers Owen , Evan and Rhys in Austin, Texas. Despite the difficulties any 16-year-old faces, especially one who embarks on life in a new world, Gareth made the transition with remarkable maturity.
Not long after completing studies at Austin Community College, during which he worked at AES Computers building custom hardware; Gareth was recruited by NetSolve, Inc., where he was employed as a network administrator. It was here that Gareth and Jocelyn first met.
Jocelyn Diaz was born June 24 (San Juan Bautista Day), 1980, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. She moved to Texas with her family in 1986.
Jocelyn attended Round Rock High School and transferred to Westwood High School, from which she graduated in 1997. She had played violin in her school orchestra and sang in the choir. She went on to complete coursework at Austin Community College. A certified ballroom dance instructor she loved to dance and was always ready to teach anyone interested. She sang like an angel and had immense stage presence. Her other passion was shoes of which she owned as many pairs as she could fit in her apartment. She carried herself with style and grace and a maturity beyond her years.
At the time of her death, Jocelyn had been working in an administrative position at Deloitte & Touche in Austin
She is survived by her father, Mike, and her mother Dina, both of Spicewood, Texas; brothers, Tommy, 25, of Fort Worth; Michael, 32, of Puerto Rico; Bobby, 31, and Ricky, 30, of Chicago, and her grandparents who live in Puerto Rico.
Gareth is survived by his mother, Barbara Jane Davies, of Welwyn Garden City; England, his father, Marten G. Davies, his stepmother, Cheryl L. Davies, both of Austin; three younger brothers: Owen, 11; Evan, 10, and Rhys, 7; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Goose, of Cuffley, Hertfordshire, and a number of aunts, uncles, and cousins in the United States and England.
Joint services for Jocelyn and Gareth, (who will be buried side by side as they were in life.) are set for 11 a.m., Friday, May 31 at Cook-Walden Forest Oaks, 6300 W. William Cannon Dr. In lieu of flowers, the families have asked that friends contribute to the Davies/Diaz Memorial Fund, Bank of America, Acct # 5741680098, the proceeds of which will be used to erect an appropriate memorial.
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