JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Requiem Mass to be celebrated for Alison Davis

Friday, 14 November 2014

Requiem Mass to be celebrated for Alison Davis

Fr Brendan Gerard has asked me to inform the countless friends and heartfelt admirers of the late Alison Davis that on Wednesday, 3rd December, Mass will be celebrated for the repose of Alison's soul at Corpus Christi church in central London. May she rest in peace.

3rd December 2014 is the first anniversary of Alison's death.

These are the details sent to me by Fr Gerard, a former member of SPUC's staff:

Solemn Requiem Mass in anniversario (Roman Missal 1962) for Alison Davis

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Time: 6.30 pm
Place: Corpus Christi, 1 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NB (Underground: Covent Garden)
Sacred ministers: Revd Brendan Gerard (celebrant), Revd Timothy Finigan (deacon), Revd Dr Michael Cullinan (subdeacon)

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.