Birth date: Nov 3, 1947 Death date: Jul 9, 2025
KENNETH LADD BLAIR Of Puyallup, Washington - Age 77 Ladd Blair was born on November 3, 1947 in Evansville, Indiana to Leland Blair and Mary Jo Blair. He was the second oldest of five children. Bill, Ladd, Corky, Cyndie and Bretz. Read Obituary
Ken and I flew to Anchorage from Seattle for a couple days fishing Kenai and Russian rivers.
We stayed a night with his brother and family there. Borrowed his nephews van, spent 2 uncomfortable nights in it, his snoring was disturbing but we cought plenty and had a great time..Always entertaining and never a dull moment. An unforgettable good Freind..will miss him.
So many good memories spent at The Blair’s house during my childhood. After the passing of my dad when I was 10, Ladd and Jason included me in their sports practices, father/son outings…too many good memories to list. One memory that stands out is when Ladd would hit pop fly’s to Jason and I at the baseball field we wouldn’t want to stop. I think about that now and laugh because we would go for a long time. ❤️ I will miss you Ladd and I am thankful for the time. 🙏🏻 ~Adam Holliday
Ladd and I served together in Europe (69 -71) working Specialists in two different fields. Ladd in Battery Control Central, and I in mechanical our paths didn't cross much during the working day. Our friendship Grew in the off duty hours, I recall the Holidays one year when Ladd took the time to take a nights long walk (Christmas Eve) with a friend that really needed support, you never stopped ! With Ladd once a friend always a friend. His wisdom and that laugh, need I say more. I Love you Brother
I worked with Krusty for many years at Alaska Airlines and he was known for two things - telling stories and talk, talk, talking all of the time about a host of subjects but mostly about politics or climate change. One day, Krusty and I were the only ones in the office. He was going off about what he believed was some dumb politician and he got a call on the radio from a Mechanic requesting that he look up a Maintenance Manual Reference on his computer for the job he was working. Staring straight at his computer and researching the requested reference, he never stopped talking about that stupid politician or looked around. I then left the office to go to an aircraft that I had been assigned to and returned about 15 minutes later only to find that no one but Krusty was in the office and that he was still talking about that stupid politician while staring at his computer not knowing that no one was in the office to hear his views. He would let you know exactly where he stood whether you wanted to know or not. We have a lot of clowns and jokers in our work location and for that reason some of the guys would simply walk into the office if Krusty was on shift, throw out a current subject on the news that they knew he didn’t like and then walk out of the room knowing that Krusty would bite. He would start out with “Oh for Heaven’s Sakes” and then start debating the subject out loud. You could return to the office an hour later and he would still be raging about. Many of the guys thought this was fun. Krusty was an excellent Lead Mechanic who was very knowledgeable, fair and always backed up his Mechanics if there was a conflict. Every Mechanic knew where they stood if Krusty was on your crew. They had a loyal and honest friend and supporter when they worked with him. I am one of those.
Krusty was my lead for years at Alaska Airlines. He was a great mentor to all us young, foolish techs. Alaska came out one day and said we couldn't use nick names. We told them that was impossible because no one really knew Krusty's full name. I remember very clearly the day he retired. He told the story about our nerf football throwing contest. I threw the football further than the boys. He never let them live that down and teased them even on his last day. Thank you Krusty for being a great lead and person to all of us. You will be missed. Give Papa Smirf hell and check in on Bling Bling, see if he is still working the system over.
I met Lad at Alaska Air. I worked there nearly thirty years but I can't remember when we met exactly. Lad was quite a character. He loved to tell hilarious stories. As a flightline mechanic Lead, he was usually in the Line office "holding court" either telling stories or helping a mech with his advice on trouble shooting a plane's discrepancy. Lad was ALWAYS cool, relaxed and thoughtful at work. A good story always perked him up though. Then he'd REALLY go off on telling his story. The funnier, the better.
He was a "working man's Lead" and you could always count on his support. Working in a fairly large company with numerous work groups, Lad got along with all, no matter their personal history or political leanings. After retirement we stayed in touch and kept each other updated about mutual friends and each other's health challenges. I've had many Leads but Laddie, I'll never forget.
Craig Lex
ASA mechanic 1989-2018
