Blair, William; obituary

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Blair, William; obituary

Entry/Object ID

2011.1.26

Scope and Content

Published in the Napa Valley Register 6/8/04 William Blair, Napa Died 5/31/04 Born 4/27/1919 in Oroville Raised and educated in the East Bay Graduated from Richmond HS in 1937 Started college at UC Berkeley, where he met Lucile Elliott Blair, his wife of 62 yrs He started to work for Standard Oil, but joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942. Was in the Pacific during WWII HIs first son Steven was born in 1943, Richard in 1946 Moved to Fairfax to raise family Retired from active duty in 1947 and continued his career with Standard Oil/Chevron Chemical Co, where he was promoted to manager of Employee Relations, retiring in 1979 He continued to fly for the US Air Force Reserve Moved to Napa in 1995 to be closer to family Loved golf and traveling Survived by wife Lucile, sons Steve & Dick (Gail), grandchildren Michael, Matthew, Elizabeth & Wiley Blair, sister Lenore (Mark) Laurenson, brother Paul, several nieces, nephews, and family friends Maria Guzman & Lupe Romo No services held at his request Memorial donations to Hospice of Napa Valley

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

Blair, William L., Blair, Ruth Lucile Elliot, Blair, Steve, Blair, Wiley, Blair, Dick, Blair, Elizabeth, Blair, Gail, Blair, Matthew, Blair, Michael, Guzman, Maria, Romo, Lupe, Blair, Paul, Laurenson, Lenore, Laurenson, Mark, obituary

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1919 - 2004

Archive Notes

Date(s): 6/8/04

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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Blair, William L.

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Blair, Ruth Lucile Elliot

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Blair, Steve

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Blair, Wiley

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Blair, Dick

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Blair, Elizabeth

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Blair, Gail

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Blair, Matthew

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Blair, Michael

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Guzman, Maria

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Romo, Lupe

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Blair, Paul

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Laurenson, Lenore

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Laurenson, Mark

Create Date

September 1, 2011

Update Date

June 14, 2023