Terry Lair - Fairfield

Terry Lynn Lair was born on December 21, 1959 in Angleton, Texas. He was raised in Irving by two loving parents, Ray and Majorie Lair. He hunted or fished with his father nearly every day of his life when he was young. T spent his summers in DeRidder, Louisiana with his grandparents; he was the "favorite" of the five grandchildren. In high school he played football, threw the shotput and was very active in the rodeo club, later he was a professional steerwrestler and bullrider on the rodeo circuit. On March 7, 1981 he married Tracy Lynn Williams. Shortly afterwards they moved to Fairfield and began a family. Big T was the father and best friend to Shannon Sallee Lair and Virgil Wade Lair. In Fairfield, he was employed first by Newsco and then by Texas Oil and Gas (TXO) where he made friends that lasted the rest of his life. He began working for XTO Energy in 2002 where he was a production foreman. Big T loved hunting and fishing with his many friends, he hunted anything that walked or flew, often saying "if it flies, it dies." He loved fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and took many trips along the Texas and Louisiana coasts to fish with his friends. He loved to cook, he went to many cook-offs of all kinds and won many times in several different categories. His cooking buddies were his closest friends; his favorite thing to do was to go with his friends to Terlingus or Houston or anywhere that had a good cook off. He especially loved the Freestone County Fair where he cooked every year for the last 28 years. Over his life he cooked for countless weddings, birthdays, holidays and benefits. T was a Master Mason and a member of the Farifield lodge. He also enjoyed shooting skeet and was an original member of the Steward's Mill Gun Club. T is survived by his wife Tracy Lair of Fairfield, his mother Marjorie Wade Lair of Fairfield, his children Shannon Lair Margraves and husband Butch of Farifield, Wade Lair of Dallas, his lifelong friend Rube Glover and wife Tanya of Lone Oak. Later in life Big T's greatest joy was his three grandchildren, J. B. Haden, Jenna Haden and Ressie Margraves all of Fairfield; he loved spending time with them and the children all adored him. 6:00 pm Monday February 1st there will be a Rosary led by T's long time friend Bob Jolley of Evant at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Visitation will follow until 9:00 pm. Graveside services will be held on 4:00 pm Tuesday February 2, 2010 at Fairfield Cemetery with Father Devaraj Arulappe officiating.. Readings will be provided by Roger Nevill and Jordan Jackson, longtime friends of T, and music by Melodye Griffin, cousin of Mrs. Lair. Pallbearers will be Rube Glover of Lone Oak, Mike Glass of Streetman, Jeff Kirgan of Hallsville, Weldon Childs, Brandon Monico and Roger Nevill all of Fairfield. A wake will follow at the VFW Hall in Fairfield led by Jeff Kirgan, Leldon Childs and Rube Glover. Big T leaves behind hundreds of friends whom he loved with all his heart, the family asks that all his many friends come to celebrate his life with them.

Terry Lair - Fairfield

December 21, 1959 - January 30, 2010