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She served 22 years in the United States Army Reserve as a flight surgeon and retired as a colonel in 2001.
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gasballooning.org/Biographies/carol_rymer_davis.htm |title=Carol Rymer Davis |publisher=Gasballooning.org |date= |accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref>
She was awarded the 1981 Diploma Montgolfier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gasballooning.org/Biographies/carol_rymer_davis.htm |title=Carol Rymer Davis |publisher=Gasballooning.org |date= |accessdate=2010-10-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002131715/http://www.gasballooning.org:80/Biographies/carol_rymer_davis.htm |archivedate=2010-10-02 |df= }}</ref>
She was an instructor at the Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association Ground School, from 1982 to 1986.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=5243 |title=Carol Rymer Davis: US Balloonist |publisher=Sports.rightpundits.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref> With Richard Abruzzo she received the [[Harmon Trophy]] in 2005.
She was an instructor at the Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association Ground School, from 1982 to 1986.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=5243 |title=Carol Rymer Davis: US Balloonist |publisher=Sports.rightpundits.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref> With Richard Abruzzo she received the [[Harmon Trophy]] in 2005.


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Carol Ann Rymer Davis (November 28, 1944 – c. September 29, 2010) was an American balloonist, and radiologist. She and Richard Abruzzo won the 2004 Gordon Bennet Cup.[1] She was awarded the 2005 Harmon Trophy. She was lost at sea on September 29, 2010, over the Adriatic Sea.[2] Her body, along with that of Abruzzo, was found off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic Sea on December 6, 2010.[3]

Biography

Rymer Davis was born in Denver, Colorado on November 28, 1944. 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.[4] She was an instructor at the Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association Ground School, from 1982 to 1986.[5] With Richard Abruzzo she received the Harmon Trophy 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "American balloonists missing during race over Europe". News.blogs.cnn.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ Rizzo, Alessandra (2010-10-04). "Search ends for missing U.S. balloonists". Washington Times. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  3. ^ Bodies Of Missing Balloonists Found In Sea – Sky News
  4. ^ "Carol Rymer Davis". Gasballooning.org. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Carol Rymer Davis: US Balloonist". Sports.rightpundits.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  6. ^ "Obituaries: Davis". Albuquerque Journal. October 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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