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Obituary - BURTON IRA BLAU
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Burton Ira Blau, 82, of Altamonte Springs, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. He is predeceased by his wife of over 50 years, Louise Wagman Blau, and is survived by his sister, Maxine Blau Derington, two children, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Burt was born on March 6, 1938, in New Jersey to Aaron and Belle Blau. He went to Rutgers University to study psychology where he met and then married Louise Wagman Blau. A little known fact was that he enjoyed playing the saxophone and was a drum major for the Rutgers marching band. It was around this time that he began his love of jazz which carried on through the remainder of his life. If you ever wanted to find him you could look for him at any of the local jazz concerts or follow the jazz music coming from his Alexa.
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