Alex Blair

[Lynn Eades]

Catherine, quite happy for you to do as you wish.
Catherine, later on, when you are up to it, could you come back and tell us a little about your Dad's private life? We here on the forum are spread around the world, many of us only knowing Alex (and each other) where our interests meet, but not so much about Alex Blair, the family man and Dad.
As his regular contributions have reached around the world, I think I speak for many of us, at the far reaches of the planet, in saying "He will be missed"
We thank you Catherine, for time with your Dad.

[Bob Carriere]

The MLU email was relayed while at a cottage on White Lake.

Alex had not been feeling well for quite some time. COPD can be very limiting for a man typically very active. Last time I saw him he was tethered to a 25 foot line attached to a portable oxygen concentrator to assist his breathing.
It pained me to watch him trying to get around particularly with the additinal complication of some hip problem. Nonetheless he carried on and joked with us.

Almost 20 year ago, when I first signed on the Bulletin Board of MLU, registration was very simple in those days, and so was the format fo MLU.

My first posting requested " permission to come aboard Sir!!!"

Alex was the first one to greet me and extend a Welcome from MLU..... he also wanted to know if I was ex-Navy...... I sheephishly replied that I was not EX anything but wanted to join in the interesting conversation.

Since then Alex attended our Hammond Barn BBQ and he organized numerous evening gatherings in various Ottawa pubs. I dropped by his place often..... now in retrospect .... not often enough.

Rest in Peace Alex your pain is over. We will miss you dearly.

To Mrs. Blair and the whole family, in particular Catherine, who took the time to keep us informed as Alex would have wished, I extend my deepest condolences and my prayers.

Over the last few years, with much sadness, the MLU membership has gradually lost a number of literally founding members of this great community ...the likes of Alex...... I cannot help but wonder who will be next.


Bob C.

[Ryan]

Rest in peace now Alex. Thoughts and best wishes to you Catherine and the rest of the family. He will be sorely missed.
Ryan

[Catherine Blair]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Catherine, quite happy for you to do as you wish.
Catherine, later on, when you are up to it, could you come back and tell us a little about your Dad's private life? We here on the forum are spread around the world, many of us only knowing Alex (and each other) where our interests meet, but not so much about Alex Blair, the family man and Dad.
As his regular contributions have reached around the world, I think I speak for many of us, at the far reaches of the planet, in saying "He will be missed"
We thank you Catherine, for time with your Dad.

I absolutely will. Thank you Stuart for the photos. Dad is the one in the last photo in the red shirt and ball cap, leaning on the vehicle.

[Catherine Blair]

We will be holding a service to celebrate my dad's life on Wednesday, October 2 at 1 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 153 Woodroffe ( at Byron) in Ottawa, reception to follow. Dad always loved to be early, so the family will be there at 12:30 to greet everyone.

Edit to add: Reception will be at the Westboro Masonic Temple, Churchill at Byron immediately after.

[Ken Hughes]

i am so sorry blair family,i joined back in 2003 and alex was one of the first to greet me here.
over the years he helped many of us with his wisdom and knowledge,and im sure rosies wont be the same without him along with this forum.