Chet Blaylock

Education

University of Montana.

Career

Blaylock served in the United States. Navy during World World War World War II Later he was a teacher for 30 years in Laurel and Chinook, Montana. In 1996 Blaylock was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Montana against incumbent Marc Racicot. His running mate, Judy Jacobson, continued unsuccessfully with his campaign.

Blaylock was cremated and his ashes interred at Rockvale Cemetery in Rockvale, Montana.

On April 6, 1997, Fifty-fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana officially recognized in the Senate Journal the passing of Chet Blaylock:

He believed that every Montana child was entitled to a free, quality education, a livable environment, a good job and affordable health care. He a spent a lifetime pursuing that objective.

Born in Joliet November 13, 1924, he served in the Navy, earning four medals in the South Pacific, and returned to enter Eastern Montana College and later the University of Montana where he received Bachelor of Surgery and Master"s degrees. He was chairman of the State Democratic Party and a delegate to the Montana Constitutional Convention.

He was elected to the State Senate in 1974 and served continuously until 1993.

His last political campaign as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Montana, ended with his death on October 23, 1996. Offered at Moscow State University-Billings, the is a scholarship of $600. Recipients must be a full-time student enrolled for a minimum of 15 credits per semester.

A graduate of a Montana high school.

A Montana resident; have a high school Grade Point Average of 3.5 or above, university Grade Point Average of 3.25 or above. Two letters of recommendation.

And must be a student who shows "promise in a chosen field". A large banner in Helena High School reads the quote: “Courage and gold are both rare.

But courage, unlike gold, is seldom sought after.”—Chet Blaylock.

Achievements

• WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the record and accomplishments of the late Senator Blaylock be filed on the official records of this Assembly and the following facts relative to his career are hereby noted: Chet Blaylock was an educator.

Membership

He was a delegate to the Montana state Constitutional Convention in 1972 and a member of the Montana State Senate from Laurel, Montana. " WHEREAS, it is with deep and sincere sorrow that the members of the Senate of the Fifty-fifth Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana record the passing of Chet Blaylock on October 23, 1996.