Patricia Ann "née Gall" Fair

Patricia Ann Fair (née Gall) passed away peacefully on June 23, 2026, at the age of 88, surrounded by the love of her family.

Pat was born on March 8, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, where she was born and raised. Following her marriage, she made her home in Chicago Heights, Illinois, where she and her husband raised their family from 1962 until 2003. She later relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she spent the remainder of her life close to her children and grandchildren.

On May 19, 1962, Pat married the love of her life, Gerald F. Fair. Together they shared forty wonderful years of marriage until Gerald's passing on October 31, 2002. Their marriage was built on unwavering love, commitment, and a shared devotion to family.

Together they raised four children: Laura Fair, Steven Fair, Karen Fair Roberts, and Jeffrey Fair. Like many families, theirs experienced its share of challenges. Through every season of life, Pat and Gerald remained steadfast in their love and commitment to their children. They never stopped believing in them, never stopped supporting them, and always placed family first. Their home was one of unconditional love, forgiveness, patience, and quiet strength—a gift for which their children will be forever grateful.

Nothing brought Pat greater joy than being surrounded by her family. She was especially proud of helping raise and nurture her eleven grandsons: the late Nassir Fair, Sabri Fair, Trevor Millsaps-Fair, Noah Fair, Clayton Fair, Blake Fair, Ryan Fair, Jacob Roberts, Bradley Roberts, Atticus Fair, and Ashton Fair. She was further blessed with five great-grandchildren-Griffin Fair, Bodie Fair, Tatum Millsaps-Fair, Porter Millsaps-Fair, and Anthony Roberts-each of whom brought immense joy to her later years.

While Pat devoted the majority of her adult life to being a loving homemaker and dedicated mother, she also worked as a paralegal in several areas of law whenever family responsibilities allowed. She approached every role with diligence, intelligence, and quiet competence.

Pat found happiness in life's simple pleasures. She loved gardening, cooking, volunteering for her homeowners association, and, above all, caring for her family. One of her greatest gifts was preserving the traditions that made her family unique. She spent countless hours gathering, documenting, and printing the treasured recipes that had filled her kitchen throughout the years, presenting them to her children as a Christmas gift. Today, those recipes continue to grace the tables of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren-lasting reminder that love is often shared one meal at a time.

Pat's greatest legacy is not measured by what she owned or accomplished, but by the family she nurtured and the lives she shaped. She taught by example that love means showing up, making sacrifices, forgiving often, and putting family first. Her kindness, resilience, generosity, and unwavering devotion will continue to guide those who knew and loved her.

Though our hearts are broken by her passing, we find comfort in knowing that the values she lived every day-love, generosity, perseverance, and family—will live on through the generations she so faithfully cared for.

The love of a mother does not end with her passing. It lives on in every family meal prepared from her recipes, every flower that blooms in a garden she inspired, every child and grandchild she embraced, and every act of kindness done in her memory. That is Patricia's legacy, and it will endure for generations.

If there is one lesson Patricia taught her children, it is that a parent's love is not measured by how easy the journey is, but by never giving up on the people you love. Through every triumph and every hardship, she and Gerald stood beside their family with unwavering faith, endless patience, and unconditional love. Their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are the living testament to lives devoted to others.

To Mom, "Grandma Pat," and "GG"-thank you for showing us what unconditional love looks like. We will carry your example forward, cherish the traditions you gave us, and love one another a little better because we were blessed to be loved by you. Until we meet again, you will forever be in our hearts.