Terri (Hoch) Davis (b. 1950s) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Terri L. Davis formerly Hoch

Born 1950s.

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Daughter of Harry Edward Hoch and Geraldine Marie (Holm) Hoch

Sister of Ann (Hoch) Vincent, Frank Hoch and [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half]

[children unknown]

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Biography

Terri is a retired aerospace engineer, living in California. Married with 3 grown children.

A volunteer genealogist supporting many friends and their families in their search for ancestry.

Dedicated to accuracy.

Dedicated to fully sourced - provable lineage

Trying to keep up with the breakthroughs and knowledge to be learned with DNA test results.

A member of the DAR and Jamestowne Society. Married to a member of "Sons of Witches" society :)

Born in Kansas City Missouri, and lived in Overland Park Kansas in early years. Moved to Los Angeles California in 1964 and lived across the street from the LA Museum of Art / La Brea Tar Pits.

Moved to Chatsworth California during Junior High School years

Active in student service organizations, Captain of the Chatsworth Drill Team, member of the Acapella Choir, Drama/Musicals productions.

from 1972-1977; Attended University of California, Los Angeles studying Engineering and Biology. Graduated in 1977, Member of the Dean's council, Society of Women's Engineers (SWE), Engineering Students of UC (ESUC) officer, UCLA Alumni Society, Order of the Golden Bruins.

Master of Science in Systems Management through University of Southern California. (not completed)

Went to work for Lockheed California Company (where both parents worked before their death in 1973. I was the first female manufacturing engineer that they ever hired. (picture in the Lockheed Star my first week of being employed, photographed with an outgoing engineer with the caption "Out with the old and In with the New" Ouch...

Funny story:

1974, Terri, UCLA campus

In Aug 1974, soon after 18 year-olds had been granted the right to vote [July 1, 1971, our Nation ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18] - That also meant serving on jury duty. - I was 20 years old at the time.

During summer break between my sophomore and Junior year from UCLA school of engineering, I was called up for jury duty for a civil trial which required technical knowledge of chemistry and chemical reactions to manufacturing processes.

At just 20 years old, wearing my mini skirt and eating tic tac candies, I was questioned as a prospective juror. Both the defendant and prosecutor's lawyers thought I would be an easy "disqualification".

They asked me my current occupation - answer none, but on college summer break - studying Engineering. Just completed basics in chemistry and physics. They did not expect that - the female engineering college representation was less than 10%.

They said they assumed there was no "Mr. Hoch" assuming I would understand that they wanted to know if I was married. I asked them how they knew my father had just died ? - (My father passed away the prior year) - They stood there speechless.

They asked what his occupation was - and I told them he installed major chemical treatment facilities at Lockheed - which was remarkably similar to the subject of the civil suit.

They asked about my mother - and I said she was a chemist at Lockheed. They challenged me to see if I knew anything about what she worked on, and when I gave them a rundown of her patent research and her accomplishments they were again speechless.

With each question they doubted me and they challenged me to prove my knowledge and background. With every answer - they scoffed and disbelieved me. laughing rather rudely. I mentioned the dinnertime conversations about my parents' daily discussions of their issues and accomplishments and my science fair projects of electroplating metals in my 11th grade science class.

At the end of their questioning, the judge actually laughed out loud as the lawyers had no choice but to allow me onto the jury.

During the course of the trial, the consultant went to the board and wrote a chemical formula pertinent to his decision to recommend a particular application of equipment - during the next jury recess - I told the rest of the jurors that he got the equation wrong and that is what caused the system to fail.

Never underestimate a chick with long blond hair and a short skirt who studies engineering :)

My first job was a manufacturing Engineer at Lockheed - and everyone I met said "Oh- your Harry's daughter or you Gerry's daughter "... So I fit right in...

Worked on computerized scheduling and assembly plans for military aircraft production lines.

Continued taking extension classes at UCLA. Class on Space Shuttle integration and met Pete Sorenson, another employee of Lockheed -but he worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space Company - in Sunnyvale Calif.

He called me after the end of that summer and offered me a job in Sunnyvale making satellites. He said "I can't tell you what we do, and who we work with - but I can tell you it will be a challenging job. Boy was that an understatement.

On my first day in Sunnyvale, I was given a desk immediately across the aisle from Jeff - and our supervisor set us up on our first date...roller skating. The rest is history.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Terri or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:

Terri (Hoch) Davis: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U4a3a, FTDNA kit #342527

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Terri:

100.00% 100.00% Terri (Hoch) Davis: AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T443082 [compare], Ancestry member jdavis50169 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443082 [compare], FTDNA kit #342527
50.00% 50.00% Ann (Hoch) Vincent : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member annvincent1
50.00% 50.00% Frank Hoch : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Frank_Hoch

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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Terri:

Wonderful Wikitreer, Legacy Heir Terri Davis Jan 24, 2024.
Terri Davis is a Wonderful Wikitreer for showing the tree some love Oct 7, 2023.
Terri (Hoch) Davis Jul 18, 2023.
Terri (Hoch) Davis is a Wonderful Wikitreer!!! Apr 25, 2023.
Legacy Heir Terri L (Hoch) Davis is a most Wonderful Wikitreer!! Jan 21, 2023.
Terri L Davis is a Wonderful Legacy Heir and Wonderful Wikitreer Oct 4, 2022.

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