Sgt. Blair W. Emery

LEE- Sgt. Blair W. Emery, 24, husband of Chu Emery, died Nov 30, 2007 in Baqoubah, Iraq when an improvise explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was born Nov. 2, 1983, in Lincoln, the son of Earl "Bill" and Quie (Thompson) Emery. Blair graduated from Lee Academy. In 2002, as a left handed pitcher, he won the baseball game that made Lee the Eastern Maine champions. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. He served with the 571st Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade of Fort Lewis, Washington and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq. His ambition was to serve as a police officer after his Army service was done.

In addition to his wife and parents he is survived by two sisters, Betsy Siegfried and Brandon of Fort Knox, KY and Hilary Emery of Holden; maternal grandparents, Alton and Ruby Thompson of Alaska; paternal grandmother, Joan Emery, of Danforth; one niece, Quie Siegfried; one nephew, Howard Francis; aunts and uncles, Alton Thompson and Norma, Carl Thompson and Lisa, Chris Thompson, and Paul Thompson and Mary all of Alaska, Kathy Cropley and Butch of Danforth, Joan Russell and Larry of Robinston, and M.Sgt (Ret.) Carolyn Emery of Atlanta. His wife, Chuhyon, was residing in Copperas Cove, Texas while he was deployed to Iraq. Chuhyon will be accompanied to the funeral with her mother, Si Kyoung Jones, her father, William Jones, her brother, Chol Woo Pak, and his wife Un Chong Pak, her grandmother, Kay Jones and aunt Susan Jones. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Cpl. Earl W. Emery.

Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at the Lee Academy Gymnasium. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a scholarship in his memory at Lee Academy. Arrangements with Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln.