Jody Schrock Davis

Jody (Schrock) Davis was born on January 7th, 1958 to parents Jack and Joan Schrock, and died September 29th, 2017.

She was born in Denver, Colorado, but spent her early childhood in Mississippi and Miami, before moving with her family to Sherman, Texas in 1969. There she and her loving family were very active in the Episcopal Church, and were an important piece of a tight knit community. She had two brothers, John and Joel, who both looked up to their older sister. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of Wurzburg, in Germany.

After returning to the United States, Jody lived in Dallas and worked at Texas Instruments, where she met her husband James Davis in 1983. They began dating a year later and quickly realized they wanted to spend their lives together. In September of 1985, they married and moved to Mesquite where they had two children, Jessica and Joshua Davis. Her love for them was unmatched, and she worked tirelessly to facilitate their hobbies, activities, and happiness.

In Mesquite, Jody began the career that became her passion: teaching. She taught high school level German and Economics in the Mesquite School District for 20 years, and touched the lives of every student she encountered. Her friends, colleagues, and students from the district became an extended family for her, and the love she felt for all of them was apparent to everyone. As the Foreign Language Department Chair for Mesquite High, she was more than just a participant; she was a driving force and worked very hard to ensure only the best education for all her students.

Jody's interests included cycling, the Texas Rangers, gardening, her book club, camping, creative cooking, and travelling. She was an active member of the congregation at Our Savior Lutheran, and maintained a plot in the community garden that she helped start, with her dear friend Julie Williams. She loved to spend her time off with her husband, James. They would travel with their children in their camper, and enjoy nature together as a family.

Jody was preceded in death by her mother Joan, and her brother John. She is survived by her father Jack, her husband of 32 years, James, her brother Joel, and her children Jessica and Joshua.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Baylor Scott & White Hospital Sunnyvale for their extraordinary care of Jody in her final days, including but not limited to: Annie, Cami, Jackie, Jo, Lalaine, Mara, Marilou, Mary, Melanie, Melody, Miriam, and Pearl. Their attention to detail and sense of personal responsibility were especially noteworthy.

A memorial service will be held for Jody at 7pm, Monday,October 2nd, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 411 N Town E Blvd, Mesquite, TX 75150. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity LightHouse for New Hope in her name.