Alan Davidson part of Cloverdale's 'greatest generation'
My father Art Bucholtz (left), whose first business in Cloverdale opened in 1946 on a lot purchased from Alan Davidson (right), enjoyed chatting with him and longtime Cloverdale notary public El Fedewich (centre). They all were at the memorial service for another longtime Cloverdale businessman, Allan Dann, in January, 2016. Frank Bucholtz photo Alan Davidson, who died on July 25 at the age of 99, was a key part of Surrey’s “greatest generation.” The term “greatest generation” comes from the title of a book by longtime NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw. He applied it to the young men and women who lived through the Depression of the 1930s, took part in the Second World War, and on returning home, had much to do with all the changes and advances that followed. Davidson qualifies on all counts. Born in Vancouver in 1918, he grew up on a small farm in the Tynehead area, not far from Barnston Island. He came to Cloverdale to attend Surrey High School – the only high school in the...