By PATRICK JOHNSON | masslive.com | Published: January 18, 2021 CHICOPEE, Mass. (Tribune News Service) — Master Sgt. Scott W. Blais, an Air Force Reserve airman from East Longmeadow, Mass., died suddenly while on a training mission in Hawaii, Westover Air Reserve Base announced Monday. Blais, 47, was pronounced dead Sunday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham due to natural causes, according to a statement issued by Col. Craig C. Peters, commander for the 439th Airlift Wing. Blais, a flight engineer assigned to the 337th Airlift Squadron, was in Hawaii as part of a regularly scheduled training mission. “Scott was an invaluable member of the Patriot Wing for more than 16 years and his sudden loss is heartfelt across the wing as he and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers,” Peters said.