George R. Blair Jr. ’64

George died Nov. 9, 2025.

He grew up in Elma, N.Y., graduating from Iroquois High School, where he was class president. At Princeton, he majored in politics, sang in the Chapel Choir, played JV football, and belonged to the Whig-Clio Society and Tower Club.

Following graduation, he married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, June Reuther. He joined the Air Force and served in Thailand and Germany.

George earned a law degree from SUNY Buffalo. After working in the district attorney’s office in Buffalo, he practiced law there with his father and then returned to Elma to practice.

In 1992, his beloved June died suddenly of a pulmonary embolism. Despite George’s grief he continued to be active in his community, joining the Elma Republican Club, serving as president of both Elma Kiwanis and the Elma Cemetery Association and as Elma town board member for nine years. He sang in the Elma Methodist Church choir. He was particularly interested in serving youth, supporting local area Boys and Girls Clubs.

Later in life his activities centered around his family, including vacations and, invariably, hours-long Sunday phone calls with various family members.

He attended our 50th reunion and prominently displayed at his funeral was a photo of George and his three roommates, John Machledt, Barry Fischer, and Bill Dowhan, decked out in their Princeton jackets.

Our sympathy goes out to his three children, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren (and a fourth on the way) and two sisters. He will be greatly missed.