Roy Blake Sr.

Roy Blake Sr.
President pro tempore of the Texas Senate
In office
June 1, 1987 – July 21, 1987
Preceded byCarl A. Parker
Succeeded byJohn N. Leedom
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
February 28, 1978 – January 10, 1989
Preceded byDon Adams
Succeeded byBill Haley
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 9, 1973 – January 10, 1978
Preceded bySteve Burgess
Succeeded byBill Haley
Nacogdoches City Commission
In office
1965–1971
Personal details
Born
Roy Morris Blake

March 29, 1928
Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2017(2017-03-04) (aged 88)
Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeSunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mae Deanne Goodwin
(m. 1949; died 2012)
Children5, including Roy Jr.
Residence(s)Nacogdoches, Texas
Alma materStephen F. Austin State University
Texas A&M University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Roy Morris Blake Sr. (March 29, 1928 – March 4, 2017) was a Texas politician and businessman from Nacogdoches, Texas. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from the 4th District. He also served in the Texas Senate from the 3rd district, and was president pro tempore of the Texas Senate in the Seventieth Texas Legislature.