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Blair Alex Thomson
April 17, 1929 - November 20, 2014
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<div itemprop="description">Passed away peacefully after a lengthy but dignified battle with Lewy Body Disease. Blair leaves behind the love of his life, his wife of 60 years, Margot (Duff), and his loving sons Duff (Anita) of Jacksonville, FL and Jay (Deborah) of Wakefield, QC; dearest grandfather to Gavin and Sean; beloved brother of Betty (the late Frank) Luce of Mont Royal, QC and the late Neil (Alice) Thomson of Brantford, ON. Dearest uncle of Moira (David) Rolph of Mont Royal, Carol Luce of Ottawa, Scott (Rose) Thomson of Brantford and Kim (Terry) Biggs of London, ON. He will be greatly missed by all his family, his dear friends and former colleagues. Blair grew up in Keene, ON, completing high school in Peterborough before leaving home to attend university at McGill and then the University of Western Ontario, where he was a star running back for the Mustangs football team coached by the legendary John Metras. He tried teaching, at Ottawa Technical High School, before choosing to study law at Osgoode Hall. He was a member of the Ontario Bar for over 40 years and a partner at the Toronto firm of Rogers, Smith, Dick &amp; Thomson. Blair was an avid skier and a frustrated golfer, enjoyed coaching and watching baseball and football , playing tennis, and loved vacationing with family. He was a long-standing and proud member of the YMCA and the Bunker Boys Club. The family would like to thank the staff at West Park Health Centre, where Blair spent the last three years, and extend special thanks to Jim Haighway for his constant care and kindness, and to Dr. Mah, Sonia, Vigi, Marian, Yasheka, Emmanuel and Nathalie. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or to a charity of choice would be appreciated.</div>