Hugh Blair Wilson
May 25, 2019
Hugh Blair Wilson, beloved faithful husband of Barbara, left this earth way too soon to join his only son, Firefighter Charles D. Wilson, who died in 2012. Blair was a wonderful son, brother, uncle, husband, dad and papaw. He was one who could fix anything, but he could not fix the cancer which took his life on Saturday, May 25, 2019 following a 16-year battle.
Blair was born on June 13, 1959, in Louisa to Hugh and Elleanor Wilson. In 1986, he married Barbara West, and they had two children, Kathryn “Katie” Blair Jones (Brent) of Bumpass and a son, Charles Dwaine. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Lily Blair and Charley Jane Jones; three brothers, Byron (Cindy) of Bumpass, Wendell (Linda) of Mechanicsville and Clay (Kelley) of Glen Allen; a sister Elleanor Phillips of Louisa, as well as a sister-in law, Sharon Carpenter (George) of Gloucester; a brother-in-law, Terry West of Louisa; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and firefighter brothers and sisters.
In their nearly 33 years of marriage, Blair and Barbara welcomed several into their home who became “chosen” family, HM3 Donald “Diesel” Embrey (Krystal) stationed in Jacksonville, NC, Michael Thaw (Sara) of Bumpass, Michael Jarrell (Cynthia) of Maidens, Thomas Runnett of Mineral, and Lloyd Runnett (Lynne) of Mineral. Blair graduated Louisa County High School in 1978, and he attended Louisa Technical Center where he took numerous hours of classes in HVAC. He ran his own HVAC company, both part time and full time, over the span of thirty odd years in addition to his time spent working in the private sector as well as the Virginia Department of Corrections. Blair served the County of Louisa in a volunteer capacity beginning in 1976 as a firefighter and in 1984 received his EMT, and had lead roles in both fire and rescue. In 2012, he accepted a full-time position as a Career Firefighter/Medic for Louisa County Fire EMS, a position he held until his death having reached the rank of Lieutenant. He was a proud member of The International Association of Firefighters, Local 4779.Blair was a member of Mineral United Methodist Church and had served as a Trustee. He enjoyed mentoring and teaching others his craft. Blair particularly enjoyed his time as an Assistant Scout Master with BSA Troop 3 of Louisa. He will be greatly missed by all.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 at Mineral Baptist Life Center. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 31 at the Mineral Baptist Life Center. Interment will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mineral United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 276, Mineral, VA 23117 or The Santa Council of Louisa, P.O. Box 392, Louisa, VA 23093.
Barbara and family I am sorry to hear about Blair passing, know that my prayers are with you and the family.
Pam (Hollins) Haefling
Dear Barbara and Family, my deepest sympathy to you. I met you when you sold your home. I was so impressed by the kindness and knowledge of your husband towards all of us. Both of you patiently waited and made the new family and my self feel your genuine friendship. I will never forget it. My heart aches for you at this time of pain but I pray that the balm of God’s word and comfort from the scriptures will give you hope for the future and peace right now. Romans 15:4. Debi Dotson
Barbara and family, it is with great sadness that we have lost Blair. He will always be fondly remembered. God must have needed him more than we did and did not want him to suffer any longer. Our prayers are with you always.
To the family and friends of Blair Wilson –
Blair and his family members are highly respected and loved by the churches, schools, community, and county citizens. Blair provided professional and impeccable service with the rescue squad, fire department, EMT, and other related areas for many years. His family supported his efforts and also served unselfishly.
He will be missed, but will be remembered as a legend and a kind, Christian gentleman.
Go rest high upon that mountain . . . . .your work on earth is done.
Respectfully, Minnie Irwin
Blair was a happy, kind man who had a smile for all he met. My Mom was blessed by his kindness. May God’s love and peace be with you all. With deepest sympathy and prayer, The Banning Family.
Byron and family, I am sorry to hear about your brother my deepest sympathy and prayer, Eunice Bickley
Barbara and Katie, Words, I have none. I can tell you I am so sorry for your pain and loss, but we all are. I can tell you that I wish there was a way to take this sorrow away from you. I wish I had words of wisdom but I don’t. I do know that Blair was a kind man and a man that loved God. I also know that you both have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and it is that faith and his amazing grace and mercy that will comfort you in the most difficult days and months and years to come. You are not a stranger to loss and sorrow and tragedy. You are both survivors and you are so loved by so many people. The lonely nights will come. The sleepless nights will come. The anger will come. When you are having those feelings, please remember that there are those here for you, just a phone call or message away who will gladly listen to your anger and frustration and cry tears of heartache with you. You are not alone in any of this, although I know the time will come that you feel that way. Keep his memory alive. Talk about Blair whenever you want and however often you want. This is your grief journey, no one but you can guide yourself through it. He heals the brokenhearted and bandages up their wounds, His love endures forever, Blessed are they that mourn, for they will be comforted, You Lord keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. You are in my heart and ever present in my thoughts. Love you–Donna Duerson-Evans
This loss of Blair Wilson has truly affected Louisa. I’ve heard his name mentioned here and there over time, always with positive remarks. It was so nice to read your heartfelt words about his life and I was able to get a full picture of how great he was. I know this is extremely hard to bear. You all have the support of so many people in the community who were impacted by him. You also have support from our Creator. Psalm 34:18 says that he, “is close to the brokenhearted; He saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Until the time comes when his promise to restore the lives of those whom we have lost is fulfilled (John 5:28, 29), we can have no doubt that he will help to comfort you and help you every single day. My continued thoughts and condolences will be with you during this difficult time.
I am so sorry to hear of Blair’s passing. I know what a good man he was, and I know he will be missed by his many friends, neighbors, and fellow firefighters. My sincere condolences are with Barbara and Katie and their whole family now and in the weeks and months ahead. More adequate words simply fail at times like these. Please know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of your many VEA extended family members around the state.
Our Thoughts & Prayers are with You at This very sad time.Lots of memories when we were on the squad together.Blair was such a kind & caring Man. He now is with Our Savior Jesus Christ No More Pain & Suffering.He will be missed by so many.Barbara if You need anything I am only a phone call away.May God comfort You & Katie.Cherish Your Memories.
I am sorry for all the Wilson family and my thoughts and prayers goes out to all the family and friends. I have known Blair since he was just a child his family was my neighbor. They were wonderful neighbors and Blair would help us in the hay fields when we needed help. He was a very hard working young man. RIP Blair you will be missed by so many.
Sorry for ur loss. Such a great guy and will be well remembered. Prayers for family
Dear Barbara Sooooo sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers. With Deepest Sympathy,
Dear Barbara and family, I was going to send a card, but could not find an address for you (probably your new one). Just by chance I asked a friend about you and Blair the other day and she said “he died today”. I almost lost my breath. I am sooooooooooo very sorry for your loss. Nothing will ever be the same again. Things change and you have to get use to the “new normal”, but it’s not the same. We lost touch over the years, but I tried to keep up thru friends and school pals. I also found out from reading this page that Blair and I have the same birthday. Love on Katy and her family and hold them close whenever possible. You are so very blessed to have them. Love to you all, Theresa DeCatur