Blair died Jan. 27, 2014, at Mount Lebanon, Pa.
During his Princeton years he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School, was bicker chairman and president of Dial Lodge, and roomed with Dave Bruton and Norm Rousseau. Blair earned a law degree at the University of Pittsburgh and also served in the Army.
He spent his entire career with Reed Smith. After a decade his specialty became environmental litigation. He served on the management and executive committees and as director of legal personnel. He was selected for Best Lawyers in America-Natural Resources/Environmental Law from its inception to his retirement.
Blair was clerk of session and chairman of the board of trustees of Third Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. He served two terms as president of the Allegheny Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club and was a trustee of the Clan Donald Educational and Charitable Trust.
His love was studying the poetry and novels of Thomas Hardy and visiting relevant sites in England.
His wife, Judy, survives him and was described by Blair as the love of his life. To Judy and children Barbara Ann, Douglas, and James, the class sends best wishes in this sad time.