Judith Blair Cause of Death | Obituary:
Judith Blair has passed away. She died on Tuesday morning, November 26, 2019 at the age of 71, following her battle with cancer.
Judith Blair was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. She believed in and fought for gender equality. She has been confirmed dead true several social media tributes from her friends and families.
UA women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes Wrote;
“She came to everything. She brought the mayor to a game, and she would challenge the fans to support us,” Barnes said. “And (she) was a huge advocate for women’s basketball, someone who we loved and felt like part of the family.
“Going through what she was going through, she still was still behind our bench yelling at the ref. She is really, really, truly going to be missed.”
Judith advocate for organ donation and gender equality. Blair sent her son to play for Lute Olson, became a part of the Tucson community and served as a local volunteer and activist.
She was attending UA women’s basketball games and advocating for gender equity as recently as a week ago. Blair told friends that she was amazed that she had not lost her hair.
