Carol Rymer Davis
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Carol Ann Rymer Davis was an American balloonist, and radiologist. She and Richard Abruzzo
won the 2004 Gordon Bennet Cup. She was awarded the 2005 Harmon Trophy
.
She was lost at sea on September 29, 2010, over the Adriatic Sea. Her body, along with that of Abruzzo, was found off the coast of Italy
in the Adriatic Sea
on December 6, 2010.
. She graduated from Colorado College
with a bachelor's degree, and from the University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center with a MD. She completed her residency at the Lovelace Medicine Center
. She was a partner at Diversified Radiology.
She served 22 years in the United States Army Reserve as a flight surgeon and retired as a colonel in 2001.
She was awarded the 1981 Diploma Montgolfier.
She was an instructor at the Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association Ground School, from 1982 to 1986. With Richard Abruzzo she received the Harmon Trophy
in 2005.
Richard Abruzzo
Richard Abruzzo was an American balloonist.His father was Ben Abruzzo and was from Albuquerque, New Mexico.He and Carol Rymer Davis won the 2004 Gordon Bennett Cup....
won the 2004 Gordon Bennet Cup. She was awarded the 2005 Harmon Trophy
Harmon Trophy
The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies, to be awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aviatrix , and aeronaut...
.
She was lost at sea on September 29, 2010, over the Adriatic Sea. Her body, along with that of Abruzzo, was found off the coast of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
on December 6, 2010.
Life
Rymer Davis was born in Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. She graduated from Colorado College
Colorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...
with a bachelor's degree, and from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
Health Sciences Center with a MD. She completed her residency at the Lovelace Medicine Center
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
LRRI is a private, not-for-profit biomedical research organization dedicated to improving public health through research on the prevention, treatment, and cure of respiratory disease. LRRI employs over 500 staff in New Mexico and in 2008 is spending more than $60 million in the fight against...
. She was a partner at Diversified Radiology.
She served 22 years in the United States Army Reserve as a flight surgeon and retired as a colonel in 2001.
She was awarded the 1981 Diploma Montgolfier.
She was an instructor at the Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association Ground School, from 1982 to 1986. With Richard Abruzzo she received the Harmon Trophy
Harmon Trophy
The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies, to be awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aviatrix , and aeronaut...
in 2005.
Family
Rymer Davis was the daughter of Drs. Charles and Marion Rymer. She married John C. Davis IV in 1968; they have two daughters.External links
- "Inquiry into missing gas balloonists expected", BBC, 2 October 2010