Clarence John Blowe Jr. died on Jan. 20 at his residence in Manhattan. He was 65 and his cause of death was unknown, his family said.
Mr. Blowe served in the Marine Corps and will be given a military funeral at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River, with a graveside service. A date has not yet been set.
He was born at Southampton Hospital on March 31, 1956, one of 15 children of Olivet Mack and Clarence John Blowe Sr., neither of whom survives.
Mr. Blowe grew up in East Hampton and graduated from East Hampton High School.
He is survived by his two children, Tristan Blowe and Richard Blowe, both of whom live in California.
He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and by his 14 siblings, Cecil Blowe of East Hampton; Curtis Blowe of Virginia; Linda Blowe of Florida; Janet Breland, Tina Williams, Olivia Lorentz, Christopher Blowe, and Dorothy Woodfork of North Carolina; Julie Ann Blowe and Clifford Blowe of South Carolina; Annette Hopson and Cynthia James of Ohio; Clifton Blowe of Oklahoma, and Cornelius Blowe of Georgia.
