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The couple moved to Alexandria in 1940 and had four children: Rebecca "Becky" Blair Tisdale (born 1942), Richard "Nippy" Blair (born 1943), Robert Blair (born 1948), all of Alexandria, and Jane Blair Couvillon (1950-1988: a [[cancer]] victim). Becky is a retired teacher and the widow of [[history]] [[professor]] Garry Lee Tisdale, who taught at LSU at Alexandria. He died of [[brain cancer]] in 2000 at the age of fifty-six, and LSUA subsequently honored him with the naming of Garry Tisdale Drive on the campus. Robert "Bobby" Blair operates the Blair farm and Blair's former vegetable stand called the "Old Gray Mule," a favorite gathering place for Louisiana politicos off U.S. Highway 71 near the farm. It was at the Old Gray Mule that Blair developed his skills as a raconteur. He dubbed his farm "The Sweet Corn Capital of Louisiana." Nippy Blair is a well-known regional artist and has been the building superintendent of Emmanuel [[Southern Baptist|in need Baptist Church]] in downtown Alexandria.
The couple moved to Alexandria in 1940 and had four children: Rebecca "Becky" Blair Tisdale (born 1942), Richard "Nippy" Blair (born 1943), Robert Blair (born 1948), all of Alexandria, and Jane Blair Couvillon (1950-1988: a [[cancer]] victim). Becky is a retired teacher and the widow of [[history]] [[professor]] Garry Lee Tisdale, who taught at LSU at Alexandria. He died of [[brain cancer]] in 2000 at the age of fifty-six, and LSUA subsequently honored him with the naming of Garry Tisdale Drive on the campus. Robert "Bobby" Blair operates the Blair farm and Blair's former vegetable stand called the "Old Gray Mule," a favorite gathering place for Louisiana politicos off U.S. Highway 71 near the farm. It was at the Old Gray Mule that Blair developed his skills as a raconteur. He dubbed his farm "The Sweet Corn Capital of Louisiana." Nippy Blair is a well-known regional artist and has been the building superintendent of Emmanuel [[Southern Baptist|in need Baptist Church]] in downtown Alexandria.
Though he had two small children, Blair enlisted in 1944 in the [[United States Navy]] and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations for the remainder of [[World War II]].
Though he had two small children, Blair enlisted in 1944 in the [[United States Navy]] and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations for the remainder of [[World War II]].