William Jack Lamb's Obituary
William (Bill) Jack Lamb was born on October 21, 1954, in Dallas, Texas to Robert E. and Jacqueline Lamb. He passed away on May 21, 2025. He attended Mary Boswell School, Walnut Hill Elementary School, Cary Jr. High School and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in 1972.
For nearly 60 years, Bill lived on Martha Lane. Every evening, the kids on Martha Lane would kickball or baseball in the cul-de-sac. Every spring, we would lose a baseball down the gutter until we remembered to put a board over the opening. Bill and friends would play in the woods behind the street until it was developed. Bill was a great neighbor to those on Martha Lane.
He was an Eagle Scout in Troop 721, Brotherhood Award in the Order of the Arrow and attended a National Boy Scout Jamboree. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church for over 60 years.
For all his life, Bill was a San Francisco Giants baseball fan with Willie Mays being his favorite Giant. Later in life, he became a Dallas Stars hockey fan. You learned not to call Bill if there was a Giants or Stars game on the television.
Bill was a 1977 graduate of the University of Texas- Austin and a brother in the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. Bill was in jewelry sales for Corrigan’s Jewelry for about 15 years and knew the birthstone of every month.
When his father became wheelchair bound, Bill became a caretaker of his parents. He would drive them to reunions of their 1949 Baylor College of Dentistry class., the 49ers, and dental meetings. Bill took care of his parents until their deaths.
Bill became an airport shuttle driver for Fairfield Inn at DFW and became friends with many of the airline flight attendants and pilots, who regularly stayed at the Fairfield Inn.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents. Bill is survived by a brother, Robert (Donna) Lamb and a sister, Susan (Tom) Salmi.
Nieces and nephews: Todd (Mari) Salmi, Derek (Kris) Salmi, Courtney Lamb (John) Greedy, Rob (Christal) Lamb. He is survived by 11 great nieces or nephews, Emily Weigert, Josh Salmi, Sarah Salmi, Martin Salmi, Wesley Salmi, Marielle Salmi, Miles Greedy, Cameron Greedy, Camilla Greedy, Linley Lamb and Abigail Lamb.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 11425 Marsh Lane, Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, July 19th at 12 noon. Honorary Pallbearers: Scott Keller, Gary Givens, Bobby Papanicolas, Greg (Mono) Vaydix, Rick Wyman, Ricky Wheeler, Tommy Donahue, Geoff Comstock, Larry Templin and any prior, present or future San Francisco Giant Baseball player.
Donations may be made to the Junior San Francisco Giant Program (giantscommunityfund.org), Limbs for Life, Holy Cross Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice.
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