J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes

Blake, Lawrence "Lonny"

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Local attorney, Lawrence Lonny Blake, son of the late Lawrence Earl Blake and the late Frances Rawson Blake, passed away at his home in Prince George County on March 28, 2009. Lonny was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on December 10, 1941. His father, a toolmaker and founder of Revere Mold and Engineering, moved the family to Colonial Heights, Virginia in the summer of 1954. After graduating from Thomas Dale High School, Lonny went on to serve proudly in the United States Air Force. After serving four years in the Air Force, he returned to the Richmond area to complete his Bachelor s in Science Degree from Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University). He went on to graduate from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in 1969.
Lonny was a passionate artist as a young adult and enjoyed cooking immensely throughout his life. He proudly practiced law in Prince George County and the surrounding area for forty years. He was a former Virginia Assistant Attorney General, 1971-72 and a member of the Virginia State Bar.
Lonny is survived by his son, Lawrence Elliott Blake II and partner R. Bryan Reyns of Arlington; his son, Whitley Burnett Blake and wife Julie Erin Blake, and their two grandchildren, Sophie Elizabeth Blake and Jackson Whitley Blake, of Chesterfield County, and their mother, Darlene H. Blake of Chester.
He is also survived by his daughter, Hillary Ann Mistr-Blake, and her mother, Mary Mistr-Blake, of Prince George County, his sister, Ellen Blake Jackson and husband Franklin Randolph Jackson of Richmond, his brother-in-law, Richard C. Insley of Chesterfield, his uncle, Earl L. Blake of Colonial Heights; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his sister Patricia Blake Insley.
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday, March 29, at the Hopewell Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. There will be an internment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.

We are shocked and saddened by this loss, and words cannot convey our condolences. Our prayers go out to the family, hoping that the Lord in his infinite wisdom will guide you all to peace. God Bless.

Posted by: A.B. Ford and Family at April 9, 2009 02:42 PM

Darlene.........I dont know if you remember me....I lived on Beech street across from you and your mother.....You were my typing teacher in High school and I remember Lonny very much so...You were expecting your first baby when you were my teacher....I send my sincere condolences to you and your children and Lonny's family. He was really a nice guy. We used him as our attorney many years ago and he was just one of those guys that you liked the moment you met him. If you need anything at all, please call me at 520-7328........I'd love to see you again anyways and just to let you know that your teaching paid off for me and that I really paid attention in your class..........my mother Frances Wolfrey says to tell you how sorry she is that Lonny passed....He is in Heaven with my younger sister Cindy that passed in 2002 from breast cancer....Im sure that she welcomed Lonny as he passed over. God Bless all of Lonny's family and again. I am so sorry to hear of this.

Posted by: Dale Wolfrey Alter at March 31, 2009 09:58 AM

My deepest condolences to the family, especially to Elliot and Whit.....Lonny was far too young.... May a real blessing of peace and understanding comfort and sustain you now. May the Lord watch over you and your mom and keep you safe.

Posted by: Robin Blankenship at March 29, 2009 11:32 AM