Dewey Lawson St.Clair

Dewey Lawson (Red) St.Clair, 81, of Tampa, Fla., died on Sunday, December 7, 2008. Born in Roanoke, Va., he moved to Tampa in 1966. Survivors include Madeline St.Clair, his best friend and wife of 63 years; daughter, Vickie St.Clair Bills; sons, Jim St.Clair and Rick St.Clair (Mary); grandchildren, Jamie Fehrenbach (Todd), James St.Clair II, Bradley St.Clair, Katie Hughes (Greg), Megan Brunner (Colin); Jeremy Bills, and Kevin Esposito (Emily); and greatgrandchildren, Tyler, Ashten, Madison, Madeline, and Hannah. In Roanoke, he has a sister, Delia Overstreet; and many cousins from the Scaggs family. Red graduated from Viaud School, then worked his way from the mailroom of Pure Oil Company to an executive office for Unocal, where he worked for 36 years, winning many accolades along the way. He was active in the Florida Petroleum Marketers' Association and Tampa Chamber of Commerce, and served as President of the Lions Club in Florence, S.C. He was one of the youngest deacons at Waverly Place Baptist Church and went on to be a faithful member of Lake Carroll Baptist Church in Tampa, where he served as a Sunday school teacher, department leader, deacon, and usher. He was an active member of the Tampa Baptist Association and was on the board of directors of the Tampa Bay Baptist Foundation. An avid sports fan, he was a Bucs season ticket holder from day one and hardly missed a game. He was a member of the 100 mph Club at Daytona Raceway, even bringing home the pace car in 1973. He enjoyed golf, tennis, bowling, baseball games, ice cream, and spoiling the grandkids. After retiring, he delivered Meals on Wheels and visited nursing homes. Services and interment will occur in Tampa. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or a charity of your choice. An online guestbook is available at blountcurrycarrollwood.com.