August 30, 1936 - March 21, 2008

Born August 30, 1936 in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Henry G. and Alice A. Deere Blackburn.

Mr. Blackburn worked as a self-employed upholsterer at Ambassador House Upholstery. He was a volunteer for the VA Medical Center. He was a member of the American Legion in Worthington, Pennsylvania and the Harlendale Masonic Lodge in San Antonio, Texas. He enjoyed NASCAR, Lernerville Speedway, woodworking, traveling, gardening and telling corny jokes.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during peacetime in the United States, England, Germany, Finland and Crete.

Mr. Blackburn is survived by his wife Marjorie D. Blackburn of Luton Bedfordshire England, whom he met while stationed at Chicksands Air force base and married on April 26, 1958; one son, Keith R. Blackburn and his wife, Lisa, of Butler, Pennsylvania; one daughter, Karina L. Minteer and her husband, Gary, of Mesa, Arizona; two granddaughters, Jocelyn R. Blackburn of Valencia, Pennsylvania and Kendall T. Minteer of Mesa, Arizona ; one grandson, Colin J. Blackburn of Butler, Pennsylvania; one brother, Timothy Blackburn and his wife Andrea of Valencia, Pennsylvania; one sister, Patricia Porter and her husband, Kenneth, of Valencia, Pennsylvania; his stepmother Ruth Large, and by a number nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and one great, great nephew.

Mr. Blackburn was preceded in death by a grandson and a brother-in-law.

Mr. Blackburn donated his body for research, education and for scientific purposes.

There will be no visitation.

Memorial services will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Peter Nordby, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Memorials, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205.

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