Gavilan College trustee and Morgan Hill resident Mike Davenport remains hospitalized in a medically induced coma after he fell from the roof of his motor home earlier this week.
Davenport fell from the top of the vehicle Monday afternoon while he was gassing up at the Chevron station on Cochrane Road, according to Gavilan College board of trustees president Laura Perry.
He was transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center by ambulance with a head injury, Perry said. He is in stable condition, and has been in the hospital’s intensive care unit since he arrived.
Shortly after his arrival at the hospital, doctors performed procedures to relieve pressure from bleeding in his head, Perry said.
On Tuesday, hospital staff asked Davenport’s family and visitors to leave him alone “so that Mike can have complete quiet and as little stimulation as possible,” said his colleague and partner at the Morgan Hill Cigar Company Jeff Burrus.
He fell off the roof of his RV when he pulled into the gas station, Perry said. While gassing up the vehicle, he climbed onto the roof of the RV to make a repair to the antenna. He lost his footing and fell onto the pavement below.
Davenport, 46, has two daughters – Bryanna, 12, and Danielle, 7 – who are home-schooled in Morgan Hill, Burrus said.
He has been a trustee of Gavilan College, which is based in Gilroy, since 2008. He is also a former planning commissioner for the city of Morgan Hill.
Davenport is known for his active civic involvement in Morgan Hill, where he is also a member of the Rotary Club, Burrus noted.
His full-time day job is as a manager at Cisco Systems, but Davenport is also the owner or partner of several small businesses. He is a partial owner of the Morgan Hill Cigar Company, where he is president and CEO.
Davenport’s wife, Terri Davenport, said through Perry that she and her family are grateful for all the support they have received from their friends and community members. “She appreciates all the thoughts and prayers,” Perry said.
Burrus added that Davenport’s friends and associates from the shop wish him a fast and full recovery.
“All of the partners and members of the Morgan Hill Cigar Company are concerned, and we are sending our hopes and prayers to him and his family,” Burrus said.
