David Charles Blair, 74, of West Ocean City, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Stansell House of Coastal Hospice in Ocean Pines. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George Arthur Blair, Sr. and Marvelle Jane Cross Blair.
David graduated with an accounting degree from Loyola College. He held various accounting positions in Baltimore and Salisbury, Maryland. He was a former member and very active in the Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club and held many offices including Treasurer, Vice President and President. David was an avid golfer and an excellent bowler. In golf, he had a hole-in-one and he rolled 2 perfect 300 games in bowling.
He is survived by his wife, Catherine (nee Pachuta), and brother, George A. Blair, Jr. and his wife, Karen. He is also survived by Robert M. Pachuta and his wife, Vicky, Helen Chullin and her husband, Millard, Deborah Harrison and her husband, Mark, John L. Pachuta, Jr., Emily Leupold and her husband, Gary, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Rose Anna Pachuta.
A visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm with prayers at 7:30pm at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:30am at St. Mary Star of the Sea/ Holy Savior Catholic Church, 1705 Philadelphia Ave, Ocean City, MD.
Interment will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026, at 11:00am at New Cathedral Cemetery, 4300 Old Frederick Rd, Baltimore, MD.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of David to St. Mary Star of the Sea, HVAC Fund, 1705 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842 or the Stansell House of Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802.
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George Blair Eulogy
David was not only a great brother but also a best friend. Growing up we shared a love for baseball from the daily pick-up games, to little league, to pony league, and on to high school where I played for Loyola and David was a very good player for Cardinal Gibbons. We also enjoyed going to Memorial Stadium with our Dad to watch the O’s.
When we were very young, I remember how excited David would get when the huge train garden from Santa showed up on Christmas morning. We were never allowed in the basement a week or so before Christmas while Mom would put it together along with the finishing touches on Christmas Eve. In his last few days, David even talked briefly about our train garden.
We bowled together in youth duckpin leagues. David was always the better bowler! He later moved on to tenpins where he was an excellent bowler – he rolled not one but two perfect 300 games and even had another 299 game! He was named Bowler of the Year for 2002-2003 by the Salisbury Bowling Association.
In 1972 David met the love of his life, Cathy, and they have been married for 53 years. We are so very grateful to Cathy for the love, care and compassion she had for David as he battled his many illnesses. She was always there to take care of him and make sure that he got the best of care.
David loved to have a cat in the house. While growing up, we had a black cat named Cindy who lived to be in her 20’s. He had several other cats through the years, Abby, Cocco and Bridget. His latest furry baby is Honey Bunny. He really missed Honey Bunny when he was in the hospital and hospice so Cathy’s sister, Debbie, and Melissa, Dave’s Goddaughter, made arrangements with Coastal Hospice to bring Honey Bunny in to visit Dave. It put a big smile on his face!
David graduated from Loyola College with an accounting degree and worked as an accountant in Baltimore & Salisbury. He is a former member and was very active in the Ocean City-Berlin Rotary Club. He held many offices including Treasurer, Vice President & President.
He always had a very outgoing personality and enjoyed talking with people.
David and I shared a passion for golf. He loved the game and we talked a lot of golf when we caught up on a visit or phone call! He would get out on the course whenever he was able thanks to his friend Mark and Cathy after she retired. In 1991, he got a hole in one which he was very happy about – way before I got one! When he was recovering from an illness and taking physical therapy to help him get back on his feet, he always had the goal in mind to get better so he could get back to playing golf.
My good friend, Warren, reminded me the other day of a fun time we had with David. He remembers fondly when the 3 of us played golf at Ocean Resorts. David played really well that day and then took us to Whiskers for lunch. Everybody in the restaurant knew him and talked with him. Warren also said that he went to Whiskers many times after that and thinks of David and that day every time he drives by that little shopping center across from Ocean Pines.
I will miss David very much but will be comforted knowing that he is no longer suffering. May he Rest in Peace.
