Rick Davis, stock expert and magazine publisher dead at 65

By Karen Blakeman
Advertiser Staff Writer

Local publisher Richard "Rick" Davis died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was 65.

The owner of Davick Publications Inc., Davis was best known as the publisher of Aloha magazine. He also published RSVP Magazine, The Islands of Aloha, Maui and The Magic Isles.

He most recently published the Kama'aina Guide and newsletters for Mililani, Waikele and 'Ewa by Gentry.

"He was a really fabulous guy ... really funny," said John Rader, general manager of the Outrigger Canoe Club.

Davis was born in Freeport, Long Island, N.Y., on May 23, 1936, and grew up in Hollywood, Fla.

He attended the University of Florida and the New York Institute of Finance before becoming a Wall Street stockbroker.

In 1958 he was transferred to Hawai'i while serving in the Army. He got out of the service in 1961, moved to Phoenix and continued in the brokerage business.

In 1969 he moved to Hawai'i and opened the brokerage firm Davis Securities. He also had a show on KHON-TV, "Stock Market Watch With Rick Davis."

He moved into publishing in the 1970s.

Davis is survived by his wife, Valerie; son, Jeff; daughter, Pam; and sister, Lee Wachtstetter.

A memorial service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Outrigger Canoe Club.