Jon Leroy Blandin

Mr. Blandin died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

He was born Sept. 1, 1950, in Holton, the son of Leroy “Pete” and Dorothy (Patch) Blandin. He had lived in Lawrence the past seven years and before that in the Topeka and Kansas City areas.

Mr. Blandin was a graduate of Topeka High School, attended Kansas and Washburn universities and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He completed a two-year chef apprenticeship program at Johnson County Community College and was a member of the Kansas City Chef’s Assn.

He served in the Air Force from 1969 to 1971 as an avionics electronic warfare repairman.

Mr. Blandin was a cook at Naismith Hall and Dos Hombres in Lawrence. Formerly he was a chef at Cafe Allegro, the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. He also was the executive chef at the Butler Country Club in Butler, Mo.

He was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, where he volunteered on building projects and provided transportation for reservation children to Head Start in Topeka. He also was a member of the American Indian Movement.

Survivors include his companion, Mary Lisa Pike, Lawrence; and a sister, Judy Gunn, Port Orange, Fla.

The family suggests acts of kindness as a memorial to Mr. Blandin.

E-mail condolences may be sent to info@warrenmcelwain.com (subject: Blandin).