James Perry Davis Jr., affectionately known as “Bunky,” died on January 2, 2019. He was 59.
Born on October 12, 1959, in Southampton to the late James Perry Sr. and Elizabeth “Libby” Davis, he was one of four children. He was raised on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, graduating from Southampton High School in 1979. During high school, he caddied at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Course. After long hours on the course he would enjoy hanging out with friends in his red Volkswagen Beetle. Survivors said his love of cars and speed was evident later as he cruised around in his Chevrolet Camaro Z28, his 1969 Pontiac Riviera and his Chevrolet Chevelle. He would often enter a room, make himself comfortable and then request that the television channel be changed to the NASCAR race. He would ask if you watched the races and even if the answer was no, chances are you’d be watching after he asked the question, and soon after the conversation would focus on driver #48, Jimmy Johnson.
Mr. Davis worked a period of time at Mayo Motors in Southampton. He was also a cement truck driver after obtaining his commercial driver’s license. He also worked at the Shinnecock Oyster Project, and, later at Foxwood Resort Casinos in Connecticut as a security guard for many years. He took great pride in that position. After the position ended he returned home to Shinnecock to harvest oysters.
He was predeceased by his father, James Perry Davis Sr.; and his sister, Kim Bagley. He is survived by his daughter, Kristin Davis (daughter of Donessa Walker) of Riverhead; his mother, Elizabeth Davis; a brother, Darryl, and a sister, Lenore Davis, both of Shinnecock; his grandsons, Jaryd Mims and Jayceon Hughes of Riverhead; a brother-in-law, Dennis Bagley of Virginia; two nieces, Shumani Davis of Shinnecock and Shayla Bagley of Virginia; and two nephews, Micah Snowden of Shinnecock and Sgt. Trevor Bagley of Virginia; a godson, Noel Bernard Frazier; as well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
on Feb 5, 2019