Obituary for Robin Adair, Sr. published in the "Dallas Morning News" on February 17, 1965. Page 3.
"Robin Adair Rites Set Thursday - Funeral services for Robin Adair, 81, of Goliad, a former Dallas County clerk, will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday in the Camp Funeral Chapel. Burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Adair, a life-long Dallas resident, died here Tuesday. He was born in the family home in the 2100 block of Commerce which is the present site of the Dallas Public Library. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Adair, members of pioneer Dallas families. In addition to attending public schools here, Mr. Adair took a stenographic course at a Dallas business college. He was employed for a time by the auditor of receipts for the Texas & Pacific Railway Co., and from 1906 to 1910 he trained and managed Kentucky race horses. He joined the county clerk's office in 1931 and became chief deputy to the late Jack E. Fisher in 1932. When Fisher died in 1934, Mr. Adair was appointed to fill Fisher's remaining term. He retired as assistant to the chief deputy county clerk in 1945. City service included membership on a number of condemnation boards. He was a former precinct committeeman and member of the Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee. He dealt in real estate investments before retiring. He was also a member of the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and a charter member of the Lakewood Country Club. Survivors: A son, Robin Adair Jr. of Dallas, and a stepson, Cecil B. Adair of Amarillo."
"Robin Adair Rites Set Thursday - Funeral services for Robin Adair, 81, of Goliad, a former Dallas County clerk, will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday in the Camp Funeral Chapel. Burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Adair, a life-long Dallas resident, died here Tuesday. He was born in the family home in the 2100 block of Commerce which is the present site of the Dallas Public Library. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Adair, members of pioneer Dallas families. In addition to attending public schools here, Mr. Adair took a stenographic course at a Dallas business college. He was employed for a time by the auditor of receipts for the Texas & Pacific Railway Co., and from 1906 to 1910 he trained and managed Kentucky race horses. He joined the county clerk's office in 1931 and became chief deputy to the late Jack E. Fisher in 1932. When Fisher died in 1934, Mr. Adair was appointed to fill Fisher's remaining term. He retired as assistant to the chief deputy county clerk in 1945. City service included membership on a number of condemnation boards. He was a former precinct committeeman and member of the Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee. He dealt in real estate investments before retiring. He was also a member of the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and a charter member of the Lakewood Country Club. Survivors: A son, Robin Adair Jr. of Dallas, and a stepson, Cecil B. Adair of Amarillo."
Obituary for Robin Adair, Sr. published in the "Dallas Morning News" on February 17, 1965. Page 3.
"Robin Adair Rites Set Thursday - Funeral services for Robin Adair, 81, of Goliad, a former Dallas County clerk, will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday in the Camp Funeral Chapel. Burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Adair, a life-long Dallas resident, died here Tuesday. He was born in the family home in the 2100 block of Commerce which is the present site of the Dallas Public Library. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Adair, members of pioneer Dallas families. In addition to attending public schools here, Mr. Adair took a stenographic course at a Dallas business college. He was employed for a time by the auditor of receipts for the Texas & Pacific Railway Co., and from 1906 to 1910 he trained and managed Kentucky race horses. He joined the county clerk's office in 1931 and became chief deputy to the late Jack E. Fisher in 1932. When Fisher died in 1934, Mr. Adair was appointed to fill Fisher's remaining term. He retired as assistant to the chief deputy county clerk in 1945. City service included membership on a number of condemnation boards. He was a former precinct committeeman and member of the Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee. He dealt in real estate investments before retiring. He was also a member of the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and a charter member of the Lakewood Country Club. Survivors: A son, Robin Adair Jr. of Dallas, and a stepson, Cecil B. Adair of Amarillo."
"Robin Adair Rites Set Thursday - Funeral services for Robin Adair, 81, of Goliad, a former Dallas County clerk, will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday in the Camp Funeral Chapel. Burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Adair, a life-long Dallas resident, died here Tuesday. He was born in the family home in the 2100 block of Commerce which is the present site of the Dallas Public Library. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Franklin Adair, members of pioneer Dallas families. In addition to attending public schools here, Mr. Adair took a stenographic course at a Dallas business college. He was employed for a time by the auditor of receipts for the Texas & Pacific Railway Co., and from 1906 to 1910 he trained and managed Kentucky race horses. He joined the county clerk's office in 1931 and became chief deputy to the late Jack E. Fisher in 1932. When Fisher died in 1934, Mr. Adair was appointed to fill Fisher's remaining term. He retired as assistant to the chief deputy county clerk in 1945. City service included membership on a number of condemnation boards. He was a former precinct committeeman and member of the Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee. He dealt in real estate investments before retiring. He was also a member of the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and a charter member of the Lakewood Country Club. Survivors: A son, Robin Adair Jr. of Dallas, and a stepson, Cecil B. Adair of Amarillo."
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