Peter Christopher Blanchard, Jr., 89, went to be with our Lord on January 1, 2012. Pete Blanchard lived in Port Arthur and Groves, Texas. He attended Port Neches Groves High School, served the United States proudly in the US Army during World War II, and worked as an electrician at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Port Arthur, TX for 38 years. Pete had two great loves in his life: his wife & family and playing golf. Pete is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Maudry Marie Boudreaux Blanchard; two of his three sons, William Walter Blanchard of Orangefield, TX and Mark Clayton Blanchard of Katy, TX; four grandsons, Joseph Blanchard, Jacob Blanchard, Stephen Blanchard , and Kevin Blanchard; two great-grandsons, Christopher Blanchard and Ian Blanchard; and sister, Jo Ellen Fant of Groves, TX. He is preceded in death by his son, Chris Blanchard and his sister, Dorothy Marie Roberts of Nederland, TX. Friends are invited to a visitation with the family on Wednesday evening January 4, 2012 from 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home, 5601 39th Street, Groves, Texas and the funeral service on Thursday morning January 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.