Richard Lawrence Blair
November 2, 1934 ~ June 7, 2014
Col. Richard L. Blair, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) of Vienna , VA, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Fairfax Hospital. Dick was married to the late Janiece Blair, his beloved wife3 of 58 years before she passed away in September of 2013. They are dancing and celebrating a wonderful life together again. Dick is the loving father of Deborah Blair, Stephanie (Paul) Crowley, Jeffery (Karen) Blair, Cynthia Blair (Claire Hamady) and Katherine Blair, and cherished grandfather "Papa" of nine. Funeral services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on a date that will be announced later. We will miss his extraordinary wisdom, honest approach to everything, his compassion and his wit. All those that have had the privilege to know him, are better for it. He believed in hard work and operating with integrity. He walked the walk. He has been a "rock" to his family and friends, and there are no words or expressions that can adequately convey how much he will be missed. He served honorably in the US Air Force for 28 years flying B-47s and B-52s, and had his second career with Paine Webber/UBS for another 25 years. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation under Memorial Donations at JDRF.org. Online condolences and fond memories of Dick may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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I’ll remember Dick Blair as a sincere and caring boss with and a can-do spirit and a good sense of humor. He frequently visited the office on weekendsbringing in tow his two younger daughters, Kate (the great) and Cindy (the terrible), who left evidence of their visit on his white board. Dick had a way with words that could be both biting and effective. I once gave him a paper for review that included a somewhat technical description. His comment, in retrospect, spot-on accurate: Gibberish! Ill miss his friendly spirit and devilish grin.
I only met Dick once, unfortunately at his wife’s funeral. I know his son Jeffrey quite well though. In the short time of interacting with Dick it became clear very quickly where Jeff got his values and even some mannerisms. Dick like his son Jeff and probably his other daughters has an uncanny leadership quality. He stood tall, looked you in the eye, and engaged with confidence but also humor. He was genuine. His presence demanded respect. In a very short time I concluded that Dick was someone I’d like to know. My condolences to a very loving family. I wish your pain to be masked by great memories.