BLODGETT, Timothy Baker Died Thursday, January 2, age 90 at his home in Concord, MA. He was born on August 13, 1929 in St. Paul, MN and graduated from St. Paul Academy. After Williams College he served in the Air Force during the Korean War, editing the Elgin Air Force base newspaper. Tim met Becky Driscoll of St. Paul, fell in love and got engaged within a month. They were married in June 1956 and were together for 61 years until Becky's death in August 2017. Tim began his formal journalism career as a cub reporter for the Worcester (MA) Evening Gazette, became a business reporter then editor at the Minneapolis Star, and then spent 25 years at the Harvard Business Review. He retired in 1991 as the magazine's Executive Editor. Nothing made Tim happier than to be surrounded by his family at his summer home on Kezar Lake in Maine. After hiking, sailing and a good meal with his kids and grandkids, he'd retire to the screen porch with a book and the calls of owls and loons. Tim and Becky lived in Concord for 50 years and were dedicated volunteers and patrons to the First Parish Church in Concord, the Concord Free Public Library, the Boston Lyric Opera and many other organizations. He loved his friends, music, opera and art, and traveling the world. A lifelong, voracious reader, Tim kept a list of every book read since the age of 9. The final list has 3090 books and can be found here: https://bit.ly/2KeqfRv Tim is survived by four children, Sarah Blodgett of Concord, Amy Walker (Jonathan) of Chevy Chase, MD, Jeff (Emily) of St. Paul, and Katie Celi (Peter) of Harvard, MA; as well as eight grandchildren, Josh Buxbaum (Ruth), Eleanor Buxbaum, Gretchen and Chris Walker, Tim and Jack Blodgett, and Jake and Anna Duffy. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Tim's life during a Memorial Service in First Parish, 20 Lexington Road, Concord Center on Saturday, February 22nd at 10:30 am. Private Burial will be at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord. Concord's Town Flag will fly at half-staff on Saturday, February 22nd in recognition of his faithful service to our country in the U.S. Air Force. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Greater Lovell Land Trust, 208 Main St., Lovell, ME 04051 www.gllt.org For online guestbook, visit DeeFuneralHome.com Dee Funeral Home of Concord 978-369-2030 Caring for families since 1868

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 4 to Jan. 5, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
for TIMOTHY BLODGETT

6 Entries

May 10, 2020

Hearing of Tim's death only now, I want to say a word about how well I remember him from Williams and how faithful he was as a correspondent over the years. We shared an interest in literature all those years and he was a warm support to me in my own writing. He took the trouble to keep in touch with many members of our 1951 class and through him I was able to correspond with a few of these. I will miss his affectionate attention and the way he and I were able to share memories. We went back to English literature classrooms at Williams and we went forward into last year with all manner of things in common. My sympathies to his children and grandchildren.
Joseph McElroy

Meryl Everett

January 8, 2020

Tim and Becky were dear friends for decades. After leaving Concord I stayed with them many times. On my last visits Tim graciously shared his office with me so that I would not have to climb stairs.
He was always an avid reader and shared books he thought I would enjoy. He will be missed by many especially members of First Parish and his loving children.
Sarah, Amy. Jeff & Katie, my love to you. I share your grief.

Abby Lewis

January 6, 2020

I only met Tim somewhat recently when he came to visit with my Aunt Claiborne. We had 2 1/2 action packed days of exploring, and he did it all - wouldn't have missed a moment.

We had some lovely conversations and a wonderful time getting to know one another.

Although I'm sorry not to have met him sooner, I am glad I had the time I did.

Warmest wishes to all his family and friends.

Abby Lewis

Judy

January 5, 2020

Thank-you for sharing the reading list link. I did not know Mr. Blodgett but inadvertently came across his obituary and was intrigued when I saw the link published. Truly, an amazing summary of how important reading was to him. Anyone who has a love of books, will appreciate the effort required to not only have read what he did, but to have created this list. My condolences to his loved-ones for what appears to be a life well-lived. And thank-you once again for sharing.

BERNARD AVISHAI

January 5, 2020

"Was the piece Timmed yet?" We knew it could not possibly be ready for publication until it had passed through his hands. Always came back improved, as did you from the experience. A warm, intelligent, calming presence. When he got impatient, you knew an important moral principle had been violated. A privilege to work with him, and know him.

Bernard Avishai,
Tim's colleague at HBR from Dec 1986.

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