There is no farm with a prouder, more dedicated or more proven sense of tradition than Runnymede Farm. The 365-acre nursery nestled sweetly in Bourbon County has produced winners for more than three centuries.
(Editor's note: David Cooper Blee died on Dec. 29 at the age of 66. Among other things, in his professional life he was vice president of Runnymede Farm in Paris, Ky., an internationally recognized expert in the field of nuclear energy, and an advocate for the Thoroughbred industry through his involvement with the Kentucky Equine Education Project. Brad ...
David Cooper Blee, a noted nuclear industry expert, who also served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary and later Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Energy in the Reagan Administration, died on December 29 near his family farm in Paris, Kentucky. He was 66.
Mr. Blee began a long career in national politics managing numerous political campaigns, including as campaign manager in 1982 for U.S. Senate candidate Prescott Bush in Connecticut, and later served as Chief of ...
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