Helen Susan Blair

Helen Blair

In 1980, Nelson met Helen Blair, a part-time model and exotic-animal trainer, in Las Vegas.[85] Within months of their meeting, she became his road companion, and in 1982 she moved in with him. She was the only woman he dated after his divorce.

Nelson plays at a concert in Lawton, Oklahoma Blair acted as personal assistant to Nelson, organizing his day and acting as a liaison for his fan club, but Nelson's mother, brother, business manager, and manager disapproved of her presence in his life. He contemplated marrying her but eventually declined. Blair died with Nelson in the airplane fire. Her name was never mentioned at Nelson's funeral. Blair's parents wanted their daughter buried next to Nelson at Forest Lawn Cemetery, but Harriet Nelson dismissed the idea. The Blairs refused to bury Helen's remains and filed a $2 million wrongful death suit against Nelson's estate. They received a small settlement. Nelson did not provide for Blair in his will.

• Note: As can be seen, Helen Blair was never Ricky Nelson's fiancé: The connection in Genie is inaccurate:
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• Helen Blair
• Biographical Summaries of Notable People
• Death: Dec 31 1985
• Husband: Ricky Nelson

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• Helen Susan Blair
• Texas Deaths, 1964 - 1998
• Death: Dec 31 1985 - New Boston, Bowie, Texas 75570, USA

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 22 2022, 16:55:00 UTC

Fiancee of rock singer Rick Nelson. She died with him aboard a plane that crashed & burned while en route to a concert that Nelson was to perform.

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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 12 2022, 22:33:24 UTC
• Note: The author of this memorial was either ignorant of the relationship or simply publishing wishful thinking. Helen was never engaged to Eric.