January 9, 1939 – June 19, 2013
Blair passed away peacefully into the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ on June 19, 2013. He will be forever remembered by his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Dorothy; sons Blair and Dwayne (Christine); daughter Lisa; grandchildren Ryan and Jonathan; brother Russell (Ginny), cousin Janet (Ivor) and nieces and nephew.
Blair was born in Vancouver January 9, 1939 to Mary and John Anderson. Mary raised the boys and, to allow her to stay at home with them, took in boarders. Blair attended Queen Elizabeth and Lord Bing schools. The family attended Dunbar Heights Baptist Church where the pastor was John Richards. John spent quality time with the young people and on one of the trips with Pastor Richards to Hatzic Lake Bible Camp, Blair accepted the Lord as his personal Lord and Savior. This changed his life for eternity.
Russ was a father figure to Blair. The two of them enjoyed a lifetime of memories. Blair met Dorothy when he boarded across the street from where she lived. It was almost love at first sight. They were engaged in 3 months and married in a year. They had a wonderful life together creating many memories as they raised their 3 children and spent time with their 2 grandchildren. Saturday was always hamburgers and the hockey game.
Blair spent time in the Air Force Reserves at Comox and Camp Borden. Then in August 1959, he moved to Victoria where he took a position with Gunderson Stokes and Walton, an accounting firm. He received his CA degree in 1967. From 1971 to 1991, Blair was comptroller for the businesses of John Copp. He was blessed to enjoy a career that allowed him to use his love of numbers and, with flexibility afforded by John, to faithfully and passionately serve on various boards of Baptist Housing Ministry and Camp Qwanoes. He also volunteered in multiple capacities at Central Baptist Church. After retirement, Blair was interim Director for Youth for Christ and later did the accounting for Lloyd Richards at Aloyd Fitness.
Blair was an upbeat person who was always a lot of fun. He loved to spend time with his family, play golf with his friends and always had a story to tell. He was the anchor for his family—steadfast, loving, supportive and kind. It was an honor for his family to look after him in the last few years of his life. He will be greatly missed.
A Memorial Service will be held at Central Baptist Church, 833 Pandora Avenue on Friday, June 28 at 1:30 p.m., with a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Blair may be made to Camp Qwanoes, Box 250, Crofton, BC, Canada V0R 1R0. Parking will be available at McCalls and Central Baptist Church.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Bros. Funeral Home
www.mccallbros.com
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Hugh and Elaine Ney
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Heather Kellington (Wickstrom) Dear Dorothy, I was very saddened to hear of Blair’s passing. I also remember him from our Central Baptist Young People’s group in the 60’s. He was a big influence on all of us then. He was very dedicated to the youth of the city as well as to God and he always remembered everyone.He was one of the loveliest people I knew. He’s resting peacefully with his Lord now. Our love and prayers go out to you and your family at this time. God be wth you all.
Heather and Larry Kellington
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Betty and Norm Harrison Dear Dorothy and family,
We send our love and prayers for you at this time. Blair was what we would call “a great guy”. We really appreciated you all and wish you God’s comfort during this time. We are guessing you are very tired. May you soon feel rested. You have been on a long journey .
xo Betty and Norm
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Diana (Perry) Couch and Patricia (Perry) Wright Dear Dorothy,
We were both so sorry to hear of your loss and are thinking of you at this difficult time.
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Charles and Doreen Borden Dorothy and family
Thinking of you today and praying for comfort in Jesus for you. We have so many wonderful memories of the whole family .
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Maureen Foxgord Thinking about your family in this time of loss. I know how well supported and cared for he was by his family, and I hope your memories, both recent and more in the past, bring you comfort in the years to come.
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Mark Hewison To Dorothy, Blair, Dwayne, Lisa and Family,
Our condolences to you with the passing of Blair. He was a wonderful person to work with and know.
Our thoughts are with you.
Mark & Jill Hewison
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David & Catherine Wootton Our condolences on the passing of Blair. We always appreciated his contribution to the family at Central. Together with Blair, you were the first persons to welcome us to Central in the fall of ’83. May our good Lord and Blair’s be with you all in his presence and comfort.
Grace,
DAVE & CATHY
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clifford lee & Patria Lee To Dorothy & Family Our condolences to your family.I always rembered Blair driving up & down the street & always waved with smile, It was a shocked to learned his passing,Now he is resting with the Lord, Our thought & pray will be with you all during this sad moments
s remembered Blair driving up & down the street & always waved & with a smile. Now he is resting peacefully with the Lord, Our prays is with you all during this sad time.
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Yves Jobin Dear Dwayne,
My sincere condoleances on the loss of your father. Our thoughts are with you and your family in these difficult times.
Sincerely,
Yves
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Heather Millen To Lisa and family.
My sincerest condolences for the loss of your Dad and husband. May your memories bring you peace and comfort in your time ahead and cherish the time you had him.
Fondly, Heather Millen
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Gaye Patterson Dear Dorothy, and Family, and Russ and Ginny,
Our hearts hold you all up to God in this time of sorrow mixed with joy. Joy for release and sorrow for the loss. We share a Saviour and some of the same journey and know God is present and all sufficient for each moment. We have so many memories of Blair and Russ doing their comedic moments at Central. What an encouragement they were to us in our early years of faith. Your family was such an example of living in the truth and the Lord Jesus. Thank you so much for going before us. We will not be attending the service and our hearts will be there with you all praying for you. Blessing you all with God’s presence and His peace, Gaye and Don Patterson
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Larry & Eileen Shane Psalm 116:15
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byron and viola heal To Dorothy and family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of Blair’s passing.
Our memories of Blair are a friendly smile and a good story to share. We are so sorry for your loss.May your many happy memories bring you comfort and may you experience Gods peace in the coming days.
Sincerely, Byron and Viola
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Lorna Rigg I have known Blair through his brother, Russ, who would come to Goodwyn Mangement office with a big nice smile at all times. His picture on the obituary is how I would like to remember him. Blair and Russ’s brotherly love is just amazing.
So sorry Blair will be missed by all.
With my deep sympathy. Lorna
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Cheryl Richards To Dorothy and your family – Am so sorry to hear of Blair’s passing. He was always there with a smile and a story. I had a great deal of respect for a lovely man – he will be missed. Thoughts and prayers go out to you all.
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Gwen Eekman Acres Dear Dorothy,
Although many years have passed since our childhood friendship, I remember them and you fondly.
I attended your wedding to Blair. I remember visiting you at the RJH when you awaited the birth of your first child. I was a student nurse. How quickly the years go by. It is wonderful that you had almost 50 years of marriage. May those precious memories comfort you.
Lovingly, Gwen
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Dennis Danielson To dear Dorothy and family: starting when I was 16 and Blair was 26, he was a wonderful friend and mentor to me, and I’ll be forever grateful for his life and witness. May you all find deep comfort in his rich memory and in the hope we share.
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Evelyn (Jensen) Bains I am so sorry to hear of Blair’s passing. It was always a pleasure to work for him (& Russell), and often think fondly of those years!
My sincere sympathies to his whole family, he will be missed!!!
Sincerely, Evelyn
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John and Sharron Harrison Our thoughts and prayers are with you Dorothy. We have many
fond memories of you two. Praying peace and comfort for you and family.
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David harvey Rita and I offer our prayers and thoughts to all the family.
Blair was huge influence in my teen years and many fond memories
Of young peoples events.
David and rita
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Janice Padgett My prayers are with you all, Our loss is Heavens gain,
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Meg McDonald My love and condolences to Dorothy, Dwayne and family. I always liked and remembered Mr. Anderson as a wise, kind, honest, direct and giving man. Prayers to him, as he passes fully to Our Father’s hands, and family.
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Elona Doliwa Our heartfelt condolences to you Dorothy and to your children. We haven’t seen you and Blair in quite some time but have thought and prayed for you often. May the comfort of Jesus’ s love surround you and the knowledge that Blair is in a perfect place with his savior, give you strength, healing and peace during this time.
In Christ’s love,
Elona, Rachel, and Hannah
Dear Dorothy and family,
Returning last night after a month away, we are saddened to pick up messages and learn of Blair’s passing. We have wonderful memories of anniversaries spent together every four years, the last being in 2012. We always enjoyed Blair’s stories, upbeat style and witness for his Lord.
Although this is such a sad time for you, it is also a time for rejoicing in a life well lived on earth, and a glorious future with our Father in Heaven. May many happy memories bring you comfort in your sorrow and may God’s love and peace surround you.
We are very sorry to have missed the Memorial Service, but hope we can see you next time we are in Victoria. With our loving sympathy and prayers, Hugh and Elaine.