Hugh Davis loved Langley with a passion
Hugh Davis (centre) honoured me by coming to my retirement party from The Langley Times in June, 2015. Seated with him are (left to right) Terry Smith, Bev Sommer, Warren Sommer, his longtime friend Irene McKaig, Marj Friesen and Benno Friesen. Hugh's long and productive life will be remembered at a celebration of life Saturday at the Kings School, next door to the Milner farm where he was born 93 years ago. Hugh Davis, who passed away at age 93 on Oct. 2, was one of the last links with the early days of Langley Township. He was the third generation of the Davis family to operate an active and vibrant dairy farm on a portion of what was the Hudson’s Bay Company lands in Milner. The HBC farm was established in Milner in 1835 in an effort to broaden the economic activity conducted at nearby Fort Langley. It was the first farm in the Fraser Valley, predating the establishment of British Columbia by 24 years. The company finally decided to sell the land, with it going to au...