Blake J. Spilman, 72, of Kennewick passed away on August 5th, 2023 at Trios Hospital surrounded by family. He was born and raised in Richland, WA with his parents Ray and Patricia Spilman. He graduated from Columbia High School (now Richland HS) in 1968. He played on the tennis team and continued to play tennis and racquetball long into adulthood. He spent some time in Texas where attended a drafting school, and later Eastern Washington University. He soon returned to the Tri-Cities and moved to Kennewick near his brother Paul. Together they would build and fly RC model airplanes. His airplane hobby began as a young boy that would become a lifelong passion of flying, crashing, rebuilding, and repeating, all among good friends. He also enjoyed hotrods and drove a ’69 Camero after high school and rebuilt a ’67 Chevy Chevelle SS from scratch in the 90s. Blake would make a career at the Hanford area and retired as a cost estimator.