Gordon Robert Blake, 72, of Buda, Texas, died February 17, 2022, surrounded by his devoted wife of 43 years, Candace, and their children.
Gordon, son of Zada Metzler Blake and Gordon John Blake, and proud big brother of Tara, Scott and Dan, was born in Batavia, NY, and raised in nearby Wyoming. He attended Wyoming Central School, where he was elected 1968 senior class president, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, and loved playing soccer and basketball. Attending basketball games with his father in Boston and New York sparked a lifelong love of the sport, which he played, refereed, coached and watched over the years.
Gordon attended Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, for one year before enlisting in the Army. During a brief posting in Washington, D.C., he studied at the State Department for a position as an Interpreter and Interrogator. He was a student of Cambodian by day and jazz clubs by night.
