Vasaliki "Kiki" Davidow

Vasaliki (Kiki) Jaqueline Davidow of Rockledge, Florida died on March 13th, 2022 in Colorado Springs. She was 94 years old. She was born in Rangoon, Burma, the first child of Mai Tobeason and Jack Panayiotis Voyantzis.

Kiki Davidow was a loving wife, aunt, friend, and highly respected watercolor artist. She was loved for her wit and kindness and had an incredible sense of style and excellent fashion taste. She attended schools in Simla and Darjeeling, India while growing up. After high school, she attended art school and beauty school. Kiki was an adventurous soul. She was a world traveler, skilled hunter and she even tried out race car driving and flying. While living in India and on later visits, she was lucky enough to meet the King of Nepal, and numerous Maharajas and Bollywood film stars. She immigrated to the United States after the war in 1949 and lived in Lynn, Massachusetts and later moved to Miami, Florida. While taking tennis lessons, she met husband to be Howard Davidow and they were married on July 5th, 1959. They lived in Miami until 1998 when they moved to Rockledge, Florida and celebrated 61 years of marriage before Howard’s death in 2020.

Kiki adored painting scenes of Florida's tropical environment. Kiki was an original member of the Miami Watercolor Society that started in 1979 and remained a signature member throughout her life. She was also a member of the Brevard Watercolor Society and had two entries accepted into the prestigious Florida Watercolor Society. Kiki was an excellent cook, animal lover, keen at tennis, golf, and shopping, and world traveler visiting 84 countries with her husband. Kiki was a devout Catholic and member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Miami and then Ascension Catholic Church in Melbourne.

Kiki is preceded in death by her husband, Howard, and her brother John Voyantzis and sister Penelope Kingsbury.

She is survived by her nieces Carina Potter, Michelle Hagen, Alexandra Beer, Beth Davidow, and Julie Davidow and her nephews Charles Voyantzis and Joel Davidow; sister-in-law Toby Davidow and brother-in-law Lin Kingsbury, six grandnieces, one grandnephew and two great grand nephews. She will be deeply missed by her family as well as her friends in Florida.

Kiki will be remembered at a mass on April 2nd at Corpus Christi Catholic Church and at an internment on April 26th beginning at 2:30pm at Florida Memorial Gardens in Rockledge, Florida.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Miami Watercolor Society or American Heart Association.