Larry Blair, 78, loving husband and father passed away on Thu, Sep 12, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Born Mar 2, 1941, in Eaton, IN, he was the son of the late William and Mardale Blair.
Larry attended North Side High School. He served on the Fort Wayne Fire Department for 30 years and received several awards including the 2010 Retiree of the Year award for unselfishly volunteering his time and talents to the preservation of the Fire Department History. He was a member of the Kekionga Long Rifle Club, IAFF, HOG, and was on the board of the Fire Fighters Museum. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, Barbara, and his family , boating, hunting, riding motorcycles with his friends, driving his Corvette, watching NASCAR, playing poker with his buddies, building guns, refurbishing cars and fire engines, and woodworking hobbies. He was dedicated to all restorations needed at the Firefighters Museum during his years of retirement.
Larry is survived by his sister, Connie (Val) Ogden; brother, Tony Blair; daughters, Laura Hesson, Lisa Blaire, and Michelle Roebel; sons, Michael Peconge and Jeffery (Traci) Peconge; grandchildren, Brandon Thacker, Samantha (Paul) Pulliam, Rachael (Rob) Veenstra, Kyle Burke, Stephen Peconge, Kori Peconge, Ryon Peconge, Kaitlin Roebel, Zachary Roebel, and Austin Roebel; and great grandchildren, Raydyn Peconge.
He was preceded in death by wife, Barbara Blair; father, William Blair; mother, Mardale Blaire; sister, Jenneth Blair; and granddaughter, Addison Ice.