Blair died March 29, 2013, in Seattle, Wash., after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born in London, the son of foreign service officer William Walter Butterworth ’25 and Virginia Parker, Blair prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville, where he was active on the debating team and history club. At Princeton, Blair majored in politics. He was president of Whig-Clio and a member of Campus Club.

After graduating, Blair worked for the newly created Peace Corps in Washington and then as a volunteer in Ghana, where he taught and served as assistant headmaster in a secondary school in the rainforest that later named its computer center after him. He then worked in the Department of Commerce and was assigned to help establish an office of the Economic Development Administration in Seattle, where he eventually put down lasting roots.

Settling there in 1972, Blair founded FDR Services Inc., which ran political campaigns for numerous Democratic candidates in the Northwest. As the state’s first full-time campaign consultant, he was instrumental in electing several governors, mayors, and members of Congress. Classmates will not be surprised that Blair became known for his large frame, quotable quips, and sunny good cheer.

His wife, Celia Schorr, and his sons, Christopher and Parker, survive Blair. The class extends its sympathy to them.

Undergraduate Class of 1960