Jean Blair

Jean Blair was born in Irwin, PA on August 21, 1926 to George and Alma (Ambill) Zetter. She was a member of the Business and Professional Woman’s Club and was employed by the Westinghouse Patent Dept. for several years. It was there she met her future husband, Homer Blair, who was a Patent Attorney there. They were married on June 30, 1957 in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Irwin, PA. They lived in Pittsburgh, PA Mercer Island, WA, Orinda, CA, Norwalk, CT, Carlisle, MA and Concord, NH, before retiring to San Angelo. They were adventurers, always interested in history. A plaque in her kitchen reads “Martha Stewart Doesn’t Live Here”. She traveled to 48 U.S. States with the exception of Alaska and North Dakota. If it was Mt. Rushmore, the Mayan Ruins, Hitler’s old bunker, square dancing in New England or the United Nations in Switzerland, they were there. Over the years, they took 19 trips on a barge along the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers stopping to visit towns along the way. They made 30 trips to St. John, USVI for snorkeling and underwater photography. She was a 40 year cancer survivor and is survived by a daughter, Patty Blair of San Angelo and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; 4 half-sisters; and her husband, Homer Blair. In her memory feed the birds, adopt a shelter pet or do a good deed for someone else. Family and friends are encouraged to leave condolences online at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com