[NSRCA-discussion] Lamar Blair

[Maureen Dunphy]

This is very sad news.  At least Lamar is not in pain anymore.
On Jun 11, 2012 8:50 AM, "Jon Lowe" <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:

> Very sad to hear.  I got to know Lamar on the D3 pattern circuit after I
> returned to pattern in the 2003-2004 timeframe.  I got to know him a lot
> better through Gary Courtney.  Lamar never failed to help us fly better,
> constantly critiquing us, and if we listened, we flew better.  He also
> helped us keep our planes in the air.  After a prop broke in the air on my
> Aggressor, and the front end of the plane exploded, he took it home and
> repaired it like new, even though he hadn't built the plane in the first
> place.  He was just like that.  He found a field near his home in Decatur,
> AL, where we could fly early in the mornings in the heat of summer, and get
> in all of the practice and critiquing we could stand.  He didn't have a
> lot, but he was always willing to share what he had.
>
> He lived in constant agony from his long time back injury, and was on
> medication that would probably kill most of us.  Doctors and surgeons kept
> trying to help him, but unfortunately, nothing seemed to help  He finally
> had to stop flying when he couldn't bend his neck enough to watch the plane
> without a lot of pain.  He always intended to return to pattern, but as
> things worsened, he stopped returning calls, and dropped out of sight.
> Fortunately, his long time friend and business partner, Jerry Stebbins,
> kept us informed from time to time.
>
> Lamar will be missed, a lot.  He was one of the good guys.
>  Jon
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Stebbins <JAStebbins at att.net>
> To: Discussion -NSRCA <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sun, Jun 10, 2012 9:35 pm
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Lamar Blair
>
>  Lamar Blair passed away late Saturday afternoon. The family is working
> on what the memorial will be/when. I will keep you posted.
> Jerry
>
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