| JOHN
MELVIN LAMBERT John
M. Lambert, proud graduate of the Class of '68, passed away on April 29, 2008
and was laid to rest in Georgia War Veteran's Cemetery in Milledgeville, Ga.
John
was born on November 6, 1946 in Leominster, Mass. After graduation from Lunenburg,
Mass. High School in 1964, he was honored with a nomination to the Air Force Academy
which he accepted with pride. His dream of becoming a pilot was not to be, as
the dreaded spectacles took precedence. Undaunted, he attended Navigator Training
and flew C-130s at Clark, Mather, Westover, Niagara Falls, Homestead and Warner
Robins Air Force Bases, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Vietnam
War. In 1976, he received his MBA from
Western New England College where he was Burser for three years before returning
to the Air Force as a full time Reservist, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. In
1992, he began his Civil Service career as Command Air Space Manager until his
retirement on Dec. 6, 2006
Throughout his life, John shared his love of
music and his very low bass voice, first with his classmates in Lunenburg, then
with the Cadet Chorale (remember Carol Channing?) and Catholic Choir, and finally
with every church he was a member of along the way. He had a way of doing things
with intensity, from his music to his "beloved blasted" TR7s to golf
and woodworking. His garage was his workshop, where many beautiful items were
lovingly crafted.
Survivors are his wife of almost 40 years, Marty; his
daughter Jennifer (Jeff) Edmunds of Tampa, his son Ethan (Carrie) Lambert of Warner
Robins, granddaughter Alana Lambert, mother Claire G. Lambert of Warner Robins,
and brother Dave of Bellows Falls, VT; John also has two more beautiful granddaughters
born shortly after his death, Mackenzie and Hailey. And I really can't leave out
Biscotti the Basset Hound, who felt his loss as much as any human.
The
mixed quartet at Trinity United Methodist Church, with whom he sang for many years,
offered this unusual but very appropriate musical tribute to his life at the funeral. "SOME
BRIGHT MORNING WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER I'LL FLY AWAY TO THAT HOME ON GOD'S
CELESTIAL SHORE I'LL FLY AWAY" Memorial
contributions may be made to Cherished Children, 511 Myrtle Street, Warner Robins,
GA 31093 (Marty Lambert, his wife) |