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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!<br>
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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..."<br>
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My thoughts & prayers are with the Blair family at this time...<br>
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On 6/11/2012 8:50 AM, Jon Lowe wrote:
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>Lamar will be missed, a lot. He was one of the good guys.</div>
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Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Lamar Blair<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Lamar Blair passed away late
Saturday afternoon. The family is working on what the memorial will
be/when. I will keep you posted.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Jerry</font></div>
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