TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. - Darcy (Bud) Davenport died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at his home in Tappahannock, Va. He was born on March 2, 1936, to the late Anne Marie and Darcy Davenport in Cambridge, Md., where he grew up. Being from the Eastern Shore, he had a great love for the outdoors. He grew up fishing, hunting, and crabbing in the Choptank River about a block from his home. He joined the Marine Corp. in 1953 and was Honorably discharged in 1956. While in the Marines he was an MP at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in St Mary's Co. Md. This lead him to become a Maryland Marine Policeman stationed at numerous marinas such as Oxford, Cambridge, Secretary, and Taylors Island. He went to the Naval Diving School in Annapolis and became the Chief Diver for the Marine Police. In 1966 he was hired by the U.S. Department of Interior as a Special Agent for the Fish and Wildlife Service. During his career he became the pilot for the Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania area. He worked mainly Duck and Goose Hunting but was also involved with endangered species from foreign countries and in the U.S. In 1976 he was stationed in Richmond and not long after that became Senior Resident Agent in charge of 5 states. He retired in 1986 and went to live in Lancaster County, Va. on the banks of the Rappahannock River where he started a seafood business. He combined his love of flying and the water by catching seafood and flying them out to buyers in metropolitan areas. When the crabs started to diminish, he started a flight school and taught numerous people to fly. He is survived by his wife, Ann; two daughters, Linda Ostrander of Fairfax Station, and Vicki Hunt of McLean, Va.; and four grandsons. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Wayne Bromwell and their family of Cambridge, Md. Bud was cremated at the Marks-Bristow Funeral Home in Tappahannock and his ashes will be scattered, according to his wishes. There will be a celebration of his life for his friends and family later in the year.