William Ashley Blaker

Our loving father, father-in-law, grandfather and friend Bill Blaker, 76, passed away as he slept Thursday evening. His children were at his bedside. Bill was born May 27, 1933, in Pleasanton, Kansas, where he grew up in the family home. He graduated from University of Kansas and was a member of San Pedro Presbyterian Church for more than 30 years. He enjoyed weekly bible study, served as an elder in the church and volunteered with Meals on Wheels, San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries and Christian Assistance Ministries. Bill served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired from a second career with Harlandale Independent School District. He created a beautiful family with his loving wife of 48 years, Sandra Van Cleve Blaker. He leaves behind an extended family and friends whose lives he shaped through his kindness, humor, faith and generous treatment of others. Bill had a joy for life that he retained to the end. He is preceded by his wife, Sandra. Bill is survived by his children and their spouses Nancee and Terry Swanson, and David Ashley and Michele Blaker; and his grandchildren, Samuel Fray Swanson, Barrett Ashley Blaker and Ruth Clare Blaker; and extended family members. Those who wish may send flowers or make a memorial contribution to San Pedro Presbyterian Church.