The Montgomery Winn-Dixie location celebrated the coming 104th birthday of one of its store associates on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Romay Davis was born on Oct. 29, 1919. She has in her life made notable achievements, including service in World War II.
In 1943 Davis signed on to the U.S. Army as a Private First-Class member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which was nicknamed "Six Triple Eight.”
"Ms. Romay is the oldest living member of the Battalion, and we’re grateful for her service and crucial role in sorting thousands of pieces of mail during the war," said a post on the Montgomery Winn-Dixie Facebook page.
Afterwards she graduated from New York University, pursued a career in fashion, traveled abroad and even earned a black belt in taekwondo. She has been an associate of Winn-Dixie since 2001.
Davis's life inspired the store's parent company, Southeastern Grocers, to create the Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant in 2020 to address racial disparities education, health care and food insecurity.
The public is also invited to send well wishes to Davis by mailing Store Support Center at 8928 Prominence Parkway, Building 200 in Jacksonville, FL 32256 with the address to "Ms. Romay c/o Southeastern Grocers".
The staff and guests at the Winn-Dixie location celebrated Davis with a performance from the Parker Crossing High School’s band, remarks from the store leadership, meet-and-greet with the grant recipients, and a cake cutting ceremony.
Additional pictures of the celebration can be seen here.
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