Mr. Gary Tracey Blair

BLAIR, Mr. Gary Tracey - Age 53, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Frisco, Texas. Family hour 1:30 PM Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Triumph Church Flint Campus, 1657 Broadway with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM. Family and friends will assemble at the church 1:30 PM Saturday. Mr. Blair will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home. There will be no public viewing. Mr. Gary Tracey Blair was born December 29, 1962 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Mr. Lethonia and Mollie Louise Blair. He was raised in Flint and relocated to St. Louis, MO. He was a member of St. Louis Christian Center. Mr. Blair united in Holy Matrimony with Carolyn Croft and out of this union was born Joshua Emmanuel Blair and Jacob Lawrence Blair. He retired in 2011 after working for Chrysler for 21 years. Mr. Blair was a hard worker who prided himself on his home improvement skills and his ability to fix or remodel anything! Mr. Blair loved the Lord, his boys and his family. He enjoyed fishing, roller-skating, traveling, house-hunting and listening to his favorite music by Phyllis Hyman and Jeffrey Osbourne. He was an avid joker and the family’s spokesperson by default. Mr. Blair had a phenomenal personality, was very outgoing, loved life and lived it to the fullest. Gary Blair never met a stranger. He was a perfectionist with home improvement, cleanliness and meticulous care for anything important to him. With a gift for conquering a challenge, he was never afraid of hard work. The KING of work hard/play hard, Gary had an infectious spirit and when his light shined on you, you knew it! Mr. Gary Blair leaves to cherish his memory, ex-wife and closest friend, Carolyn Blair; 2 sons, Joshua Emmanuel Blair and Jacob Lawrence Blair; 3 sisters, Monica Blair of Eureka, CA, Jacqueline and Beverly Blair, both of Flint, MI; 3 brothers, Lethonia Blair, Jr., Johnnie Blair and Angelo Blair, all of Flint, MI; 4 nieces, Joy Blair, Christina Blair, Ashanti Bailey all of Flint, MI, Angelica Cobb of Camden, AR; 2 nephews, Gerald McDougal, Jr. and Angelo Blair, Jr., both of Flint, MI; 6 aunts, Mrs. Betty Brown of Mt. Morris, MI, Mrs. Linda McKnight, Mrs. Jane Smith, Mrs. Mamie Coleman and Bea Fields all of Flint and Mrs. Beverly Smith of Dallas, TX; uncle, Mr. Johnnie Blair of Grand Blanc, MI; mother-in-law, Mrs. Bonnie Croft; a host of other relatives and friends including special cousins, Cyrano Fields, Kenny McKnight and Martin Smith. Mr. Blair was preceded in death by; parents Lethonia Blair and Mollie Louise Blair; grandparents, Willie and Ozie Smith, Rosie and Johnnie Blair; aunts, Doris Fields and Dorothy Marve; uncles, Nelson Smith, Willie Smith Sr., Benny McKnight, Sr., nephew, Lerone Blair; cousin, Billie Fields, Sr. and Billie Fields Jr.; great niece, Serenity MiAngel Dillard. The Family would like to express special thanks to the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital ICU Staff and the Triumph Church Family.

Mr. Gary Tracey Blair

December 29, 1962 - September 3, 2016