Obituary of Eula Blowers

Chesterfield,VA: November 24, 2013. Predeceased by her husband, Vernon A. Blowers. Survived by her children, James V. (Anne) Blowers, and Daniel L. (Madeleine) Blowers; grandchildren, Aaron T. Blowers, Jennifer L. (Jason) Gurule', Kathryn E. Blowers; several nieces and nephews. Eula's visitation will be Wednesday from 9-11:00 AM at the funeral home, 15 West Ave, Spencerport where her funeral service will be held immediately following at 11:00 AM. Interment in Mt Hope Cemetery. Eula Blowers was born on June 28, 1921 to Lee Maddox & Tennie Faulkner and grew up during the Great Depression in Dacula, GA as the oldest of 3 sisters. She graduated from Dacula High School with a 97% average and was granted federal aid for college by the National Youth Administration (NYA). She went to Habersham College, 90 miles northeast of her home. While there, some recruiters in early 1942 for the US Army Signal Corps came around. She and a girl friend applied for the Corps, but the recruiter did not show much interest in girls. But she was allowed to take the test, and her friend Woody and she scored first and second. So both were hired, and apparently she did well as a Signal Corps employee. She continued to be an A student at Habersham, and found time to play on the girls' softball team. On June 29, 1943 in Marianna, FL, she married Vernon A. Blowers , who was interested in flying and in carpentry. She moved to Rochester with her husband. Shortly after that they married, and one day later, Vernon went into training and eventually was flown to England, where he piloted C-47s dropping paratroops on Normandy. They eventually had two children, James Vernon in 1946 and Daniel Lee in 1949. Eula always pressed her children to succeed. She had a love for animals. The most memorable event in her life was the lawsuit against Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, which publishes law books, where she worked as an advance reader, then as Supervisor of the Advance Reader Department. She felt she and her subordinates, all women, were discriminated against because they were women, so she started talking to the federal agency about it. This caused LCP to retaliate by firing her on December 3, 1971. She filed suit charging sex discrimination and retaliation and 10 other women and the National Organization for Women joined her, however only Eula won her suit, giving her a fair amount of money for her later years. May 28, 1981 must have been one of the greatest days in her life when the judge's decision on her case against LCP was announced. Some of Eula's favorite activities included reading, writing, and genealogy, where she researched her family tree in several directions, tracing the Maddox family back about 14 generations to around 1500. She also says that she, and therefore her children, have Cherokee ancestry. Her passion for writing led to several published articles in various newspapers and magazines, including Upstate magazine in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Some of them are entitled "Sunrise Prepared Mustard", "The White Lion", "The Magnificent Nine", and "Supervisor, Female". She has authored several poems. Eula was always very strong-willed. This was evident when she pressed the recruiter to give her a chance when applying for the Signal Corps. This quality lead to her success in life and is a legacy her sons benefit from this day. Eula will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved her