Roy Truman "Coach" Blair passed away peacefully at home on October 3, 2012. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 12, 1941 to Dorothy Rose and Ira Truman Blair. His family made their way to Midland in 1951 where he attended David Crocket Elementary and Cowden Junior High, graduating from Midland High School in 1959. He attended Texas Tech on a football scholarship graduating with a B.S. in Animal Husbandry; but upon graduation he began a coaching and teaching career in Woodrow, Texas at Cooper High School. He later coached and taught in Dimmitt and Whiteface, returning to Midland in 1974 to coach at Midland High School. He loved history so was able to teach World history and American history along with coaching football, a game he loved. In 1978 he went into business with his dad at Blair and Sons Leasing where he enjoyed working with his dad for about 10 years. He then went back to coaching and teaching, again at Midland High School where he remained until he retired in 1996. He loved camping and fishing in Colorado with his family in the summers. It made him happy to be able to have the time to work with his horses (Honey, Colonel, Tardy, Lady and Cash) after retirement: training and riding them, going on his yearly NMMI trail ride with his buddies, and volunteering at the Sandhills Rodeo in Odessa where he served on the Rodeo Committee as a director for several years. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Rose Blair; his wife of 51 years, Dorothy Pinkerton Blair; his son, Tim; his daughter, Denise Blair Gilbert and her husband Dock; his four grandchildren: Bailey and Jack Blair and Blair and Jake Gilbert; his sister, Jean Stubbs and her husband Fred; Scott Stubbs and his wife Pam; his sister-in-law Barbara Johnson and her husband Steve, and numerous other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Ira Truman Blair and his mother-in-law, Dorothy Pinkerton. We love you; we will miss your gruff exterior and your soft heart!There will be a visitation from 7-8:30 p.m. at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home on Friday night, October 5. The funeral will be at Fairmont Park Church of Christ on Saturday, October 6 at 10:00a.m. In lieu of flowers, you may send a donation to Hospice Midland, PO Box 2621, Midland, TX 79702 or a charity of your choice.Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,