Birth date: Sep 5, 1932 Death date: Apr 22, 2020
Fair Colvin Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 5, 1932. After a battle with Parkinson’s, he died on April 22, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents Fair and Madeline Colvin, and brother, Jerry. He married h Read Obituary
Gail and I were in the same SS class at Scofield in Dallas for many years and we lived several doors down the hall at Highland Springs together. What a friend and gentleman he was to us. Being in the same industry, we could trade some "oil"stories. His Christian life was and example for all of us to follow. Behind every great man is a great wife, too. Mary Alice is an example to all of us, too.
Glee & Gail Pitney
I was fortunate enough to have known Fair as both a business associate and friend. In both roles he was someone you hoped to emulate. If ever someone deserved being remembered as a "good man", it is Fair Colvin.
Jim and Teddie Bryant loved Fair. We send condolences to his precious family.
When I was single and a member of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, Fair and Mary Alice took on the challenge of the single adult ministry. Tallowood was more of a family church with few singles of all ages and characters. Fair and Mary Alice were terrific leaders. The singles ministry grew and eventually Fair and Mary Alice took the 'younger singles' under their wing.
Fair had a quiet sense of humor and always an encouraging word. He was very good with people and made each of us feel important. He and his wife invested much time and many hours of prayer and bible study in our group. They provided a model of a marriage relationship that gave us all something to "shoot for!" It certainly worked for me because I married a pastor and we ministered in Canada and the US for 26 years before returning to Texas and going into Christian education at Dallas International University. Many of the things I learned and observed from Fair and Mary Alice were very helpful in dealing with all sorts of personalities over the years.
Mary Alice, Ken and Susan, my prayers and thoughts will be with you and your families over these next days and weeks. May God's comfort and peace be evidenced at every turn.
With much love,
Mary Sue Lollar Tiffin
I worked at Kelley Oil Corp in Houston during the time Fair Colvin was the president of Concorde Gas, a subsidiary of Kelley Oil. I got to know Mr. Colvin because I worked in I.T., and Concorde utilized Kelley IT equipment and services. Though Fair was based in Dallas, he often traveled to Houston for Kelley/Concorde business. About once per month (it seemed), Fair would take me and another co-worker to lunch at the Houston Racket club, very near our offices in Kellogg Tower. This was a real treat, if you've ever been there, and he liked it very much. He told us, he felt he could always get the straight (IT) story from programmers who worked on the 'front lines'. He was one of the nicest men I knew.
During some of Kelley Oil's troubled times, Fair took over the lead as President. I know myself and a lot of employees were reassured by having Fair at the helm during that time.
One day, Fair called me in his office to show me something he found in the news paper. It was after having run the Houston marathon, and out of thousands of tiny, tiny names of finishers printed on several large news-paper pages, he somehow found my name. Was he looking for someone else? ...or looking for me? I don't know, it doesn't matter, but I was very impressed. He gave me the print with a small hand written note, and I still have them today in my file.
Funny thing, I've been gone from Kelley/Concorde for more than 20 years now, and haven't seen or heard from him in all that time, and didn't really think about him all that much. But now knowing he's gone, I feel strong sadness in his passing.
My kindest regards go to Fair's family, whom I did not know. To them, please know that Fair was a very highly respected man, by everyone I know that knew him.
Rest in peace, Fair, and thanks for being someone we looked up to!
Thomas Kidd
It was a privilege to know Fair before Parkinson's took over his body. He was a most friendly and kind neighbor whose love for his wife was evident in all circumstances. And Mary Alice was a most devoted and caring wife until the very end. Heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathy. May he rest in peace.
Rosian Zerner
