Former Union-Tribune columnist Tom Blair dead at 74
Print Tom Blair, the consummate man-about-town who parlayed his passion for words and music into a career that delighted and entertained generations of San Diegans through his newspaper column, big band jazz performances and 1960s rock ‘n’ roll cover songs, has died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 74. The longtime newspaperman covered local politics before turning his pen to the three-dot columns that chronicled the life and times of his adopted hometown in brief and humorous anecdotes. He died Tuesday at the Oakmont of Pacific Beach retirement community. “He loved t...
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