Patricia Christine Hahn Blair

Patricia (Pat) Christine Hahn Blair, daughter of Edward O. and Marie Jenkins Hahn, was born February 10, 1935 in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Topeka Public Schools and graduated from Topeka High School. She attended Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas. She and Kenneth Wayne Blair were married September 25, 1954 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Topeka and moved to Lawrence, KS in May 1955.

She is survived by her husband, Ken; three children: Cynthia Jane Gentry, Olathe, KS; David Lynn Blair (DeAnna), Shawnee, KS; Carolyn Sue Laskowski, Lawrence, KS: six grandchildren: Nicole Christine Gentry; Levi Gentry; Olathe, KS; Christine Diane Laskowski Cate (Alex), Lawrence, KS; Mark Charles Laskowski, Lawrence, KS; William Kenneth Blair (Makenzie), Olathe, KS; Joseph David Blair, Shawnee, KS. Also surviving are great-granddaughter Della Rose Marie Gentry, Olathe, KS, great-grandson, Luke Charles Cate, Lawrence, KS: beloved nieces and nephews: Alan Lamantia (Marie) San Jose, CA; Candace Johnson (Hal) The Villages, FL; Christine Patek, Topeka; Mark Lamantia, Topeka; Diane Langhorst, Williamsburg, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Genevieve Johnson and Barbara Lamantia and their spouses, and her two sons-in-law, Nicholas (Nick) Edwin Gentry and Michael (Mike) Joseph Laskowski.

She joined First Presbyterian Church in 1955 and was ordained an Elder, was active in the Martha Circle, the Prayer Group, a commissioned Stephen Minister, a volunteer with LINK for many years and played at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor as a pianist for Vesper services. She and Ken served on the Spiritual Life Committee at the Manor. She was a well-known soloist who helped establish and performed with the Motet Singers for 35 years and the Chancel Choir at First Presbyterian Church for 55 years. She sang tenor with The Aqua Tones, a barbershop quartet which was a part of the Lawrence Chapter of Sweet Adelines. The quartet performed and competed around the United States and Canada and placed 2nd in international competitions. She was a soloist for the Warren McElwain and Rumsey Funeral Homes.

Pat was a Floral Designer for Owens Flower Shop for 22 years. She was a warm loving Matriarch and created a welcoming environment as she and Ken hosted family and friends. She and Ken celebrated more than 69 years of a loving relationship and set a wonderful example of a true partnership for their children to follow.

She was a great-great-great-granddaughter of Moses and Anna (Willequehano) Grinter of the Grinter Place on the Historic Register. She was proud of her Kansas Delaware Indian heritage and interested in that phase of history.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Lawrence, Kansas at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2024 with the family greeting friends at 1 p.m. an hour prior to the service at the church.

Inurnment will take place in the Memorial Garden at FPC which Shirley and John Pozdro and the Blair’s helped establish. Pat passed away on January 23, 2024 at LMH Health in Lawrence.

The family appreciates the care Pat received at the Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. Donations can be made to Just Food, 1000 E. 11th St. Lawrence, KS 66046 or may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.