Blair Miller

On June 10, 2026, after a valiant ten-year struggle with cancer, Blair Miller died with her devoted husband, daughter and son by her side at her home in Asheville, NC. She was 80 years old.

Blair was an artist in every sense of the word. Blessed with a bold sense of color and a deeply imaginative spirit, she was determined to create beauty at every turn. Her native talents combined with hearty discipline led her to bring to life gorgeous gardens, delicious vegetarian feasts, carefully crafted paintings, and eclectic, utterly charming homes.

She was curious and open to people of all stripes, and fiercely loyal to those she loved. Animals, including her 200-pound pig and tiny wild squirrel, and many cats and dogs, occupied a large place in her heart.

Blair grew up in Southport, CT, attended a convent school in Killiney, Ireland, and the Foxhollow School in Lennox, MA, and received a degree in fine arts from the Fort Wright College in Spokane, WA. Before she married, she lived and worked, often teaching art, in the Pacific Northwest, Brussels, Paris, and Mexico. She carried the experiences and friends from these travels with her throughout her life.

Blair embraced everyone in her large and colorful family, especially her husband of 45 years, Gregory, her daughter, Kathy, and her son, Matthew. Together, Blair and Gregory lived in Manhattan and Bedford, NY, the Mexican lakeside town of Valle de Bravo, and Miami, ultimately settling in their lovely house surrounded by Blair’s glorious gardens in Asheville. Blair and Gregory shared a love of their Scottish heritage, music, culture, and a steadfast commitment to democratic values.

As Blair described it, being a wife and mother cracked her heart wide open. In anticipating her death, she was not afraid because she believed she was in good hands and connected to the spiritual world. Blair chose a green burial as she wished to go back to the earth, which suited her view of life.

Blair is survived by her husband, Gregory Lawrence Leddy; daughter, Kathleen Rickard (Rose); son Matthew August Leddy; siblings, Sanford Miller (Melanie), Katie Sokoloff, Lina del Roble, Charlotte McCarthy, Deirdre Daly (Alfred) and Michael (Mickey) Daly; nieces and nephews, Margaret Miller (Charlie), Kiri Sokoloff, Emily Kelly, Hayat Qurunful, William McCarthy (Sarah), Harrison McCarthy (Amanda), Michael Pavlis, Nicholas Pavlis and her godson, William Pavlis; and great-nieces and nephews Wilhelmina Miller Geitz, Aurora Ritzer, Sloane and Finn Kelly, Riley and Ellis McCarthy, and Piper and Donny Carey.

Blair was predeceased by her father, William Miller and stepmother Anne Miller; her mother, Margaret Wallace Daly and stepfather Michael Daly; her brother, Carl Miller; her niece, Phoebe McCarthy Carey; and her angel grandson, Walter David Leddy.

A Celebration of Blair’s Life will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in the coming weeks. This page will be updated with that date and time as soon as they are determined.

Donations in Blair’s honor may be given to the Maggie Daly Arts Cooperative (MDAC).