Burton “Burt” “Butch” Slater Davis Jr, age 82, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, of Greeley, Colorado, passed away on Thursday March 12th, 2026, surrounded by his loving family at his residence in Greeley Village Assisted Living, after many years battling multiple myeloma. 

Burt was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on November 26th, 1943 to parents Miriam Davis (née Orzechowski) and Burton Slater Davis, Sr. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Susan D. Meek, of Lyndhurst, New Jersey. 

Burt attended Lyndhurst High School, graduating in 1961. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Entomology from Cornell University in 1965, a Master of Zoology and Physiology from the University of Wyoming in 1976, followed by a second Master’s from UW in Geology in 2006. A military veteran, Burt enlisted in the Army in 1966, served in Vietnam, and was honorably relieved of duty in 1968. 

Burt moved with his wife Jo Ann to Laramie, Wyoming after their marriage in August 1970. Burt felt indelible ties to his home in Wyoming, but his illness forced him to move closer to his daughter in Greeley in 2021. For many years Burt was a professor of human anatomy and physiology at Laramie County Community College (LCCC), a position that he cherished above all others. Burt was much loved by his students and fellow instructors alike. A lifetime member of the NRA, Burt loved nature and the outdoors, and was an avid hunter, hiker, and fisherman.  

Burt is survived by his devoted wife, Jo Ann B. Davis (née Barba), of Greeley, Colorado, his daughters Jennifer Davis-Finley, also of Greeley, Jessica Davis Newman of Hillsboro, Oregon, granddaughter Veronica Lynne Newman, and grandson Lucian Alexander Newman, also of Hillsboro, as well as his niece Lori Meek Woolis, and her children Dean and Ava Woolis, of Lyndhurst. 

A memorial service will be held in May 2026 at Greeley Village.