[NSRCA-discussion] Lamar Blair

[Phil S.]

I'm very sorry to hear of Lamar's passing.  I met him at a Judging 
school -- man, did he KNOW his beans about pattern!

I can relate to his back pain -- I have had surgery, which helped some, 
but, like him, it is always with me.  It has cost me a couple of pattern 
planes over the past 10 years, during a contest when I should not have 
flown, but, in the "Heat of Battle..."

My thoughts & prayers are with the Blair family at this time...

On 6/11/2012 8:50 AM, Jon Lowe 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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