John “Dub” Malaise

The family of John Malaise will celebrate his life of 76 years at 12:00 PM on Monday, March 15, 2021, at the Lakeridge United Methodist Church. His family will host a time of fellowship and remembrance from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. He passed on Sunday, March 7, 2021. We invite you to view the live-streamed service, sign his virtual guestbook, and download his memorial keepsake folder to your device for printing here on this page.On June 10, 1944, John William was born to John and Betty Malaise, Sr. in Fort Worth, TX. He married Gail Gibson McIntosh on March 16, 1991, in Lubbock. John “Dub” was raised in Odessa where he was a huge basketball star while being coached by his father John Malaise Sr.  John “Dub” played basketball for Texas Tech from 1964-1966. He was a two­ time Associated Press honorable mention All-America selection; he was a three-time All-Southwest Conference first-team honoree and was tabbed the SWC Player of the Year, as a junior, after averaging 23.8 points a game. He was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2014. He was later enshrined in the Texas Tech Ring of Honor in 2019 as part of the inaugural induction class representing the top men’s basketball athletes in program history.  After college, he went into the life insurance business, owning his own company, Dub Malaise & Associates. He received several top salesman awards in his career. He also had his Real Estate license. In his spare time, he enjoyed golf, where he was a scratch golfer.Survivors include his wife, Gail Malaise; their children; Todd (Jade) Malaise, of San Antonio, Resa (Brian) Rottino, Christopher McIntosh; grandchildren, Reid Rottino, Rachel Rottino, Will Rottino, Anna Rottino, Kaitlyn Tucker, Ty Tucker, Christopher McIntosh; siblings, Dan Malaise; Liddie Malaise.He was preceded in death by his father, John Malaise, Sr. and mother, Betty Malaise.