Blair, Horace; obituary

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Blair, Horace; obituary

Entry/Object ID

2011.1.24

Scope and Content

Published in the Napa Valley Register 10/29/03 Horace Blair, Napa Died 10/27/03, age 83, after long illness Born 9/6/1920 in Piedmont AL to Attis & Wiley Blair Lived in Napa for 15 yrs Lived most of his adult life in Richmond Entered the US Navy in 1939. His first assignment was in the USS Honolulu. Was promoted to chief. Was stationed in Honolulu during Pearl Harbor. Was introduced to his future wife while in the service, by her sister and his best friend Settled in San Diego after the war After retiring from the service, moved to Richmond Took carpentry courses at Contra Costa Junior College Worked as a journeyman for Ottis Sweeny & Willis Foster, then became a licensed contractor. Retired in 1986 Moved to Napa in 1988 Predeceased by his wife, Margaret Blair (1989) Met Irene Eddleman in 1990. Enjoyed traveling in his motorhome Survived by sister & brother-in-law Laverne & Don Taylor, daughter & son-in-law Marlo & Robert Johanson, grandsons Jason & Blair Johanson, partner Irene Eddleman, her children, lots of friends and family Memorial contributions to Hospice of Napa Valley or your favorite charity

Collection

Obituaries

Acquisition

Accession

2011.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Obituary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Announcement

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Declaratory Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

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Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 2003

Archive Notes

Date(s): 10/29/03

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair, Horace Clayton

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Blair, Attis

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Blair, Margaret

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Blair, Wiley

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Johanson, Blair

Person or Organization

Johanson, Jason

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Johanson, Marlo

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Johanson, Robert

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Taylor, Laverne

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Taylor, Don

Person or Organization

Eddleman, Irene

Person or Organization

Sweeny, Ottis

Person or Organization

Foster, Willis

Create Date

September 1, 2011

Update Date

June 14, 2023