William Joseph Lamberth Sr.'s Obituary
Buddy passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the age of 89. Buddy was born on April 23, 1925 to Tom and Nina Lamberth in Dallas. He was a 1942 graduate of Sunset High School and was always happy to share stories from his high school days, including a State Championship for the football team. He was proud of his service during World War II in the Army Air Corp as a part of the Greatest Generation. After his military service, he graduated from SMU and was an avid fan of all SMU teams. He would travel far and wide to watch SMU play football, even taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip with Margie to Japan to watch the Ponies play. However, Buddy’s favorite team was any team that his children and grandchildren played on as he attended hundreds of their games over the years. He was always their greatest fan. He was an avid golfer and had two holes in one in the same year at the age of 84. Buddy spent his career in the real estate business in Dallas and has been a dedicated member of Park Cities Baptist Church since 1955, where he served faithfully in many capacities and was a Life Deacon. He was a loyal man who loved his Savior, his church, his friends, his country, and, most of all, his family. Family was everything to him. Buddy is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Tom Lamberth Jr., his special aunt and uncle, Betty and George Richard, and his beloved grandson Mike Gresham. He is survived by the love of his life, Margie East Lamberth, who was his wife and inspiration for over 63 years. They had four children: Bill Lamberth (Cindy), Marybeth Gresham (Mike), Tom Lamberth (Lorri) and Nina Strenk (Kathy Kauffman). He is also survived by his grandchildren that he dearly loved: Danny, Katie (Grant Threadgill and daughter, Kennedy), Caroline (John Mark), Becky (Aaron), John (Victoria), Tommy (Jessica), Maggie, Lindsay (Will), Jack, Ally, and Emily. He also leaves four great grandchildren: Jordan, Jacob, Mary Margaret and Hank with one more on the way. Finally, he is survived by Mike’s wife Kristi, Kathy’s children, Kasey and Hayley, his beloved nephew, Chuck Lamberth (Kay and their family), and many other nieces, nephews and their families. The family would like to thank Michael Highbaugh, M.D. for his outstanding care through the years, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department and the Emergency Room and Intensive Care teams at Medical City Hospital, all of which provided compassionate and loving care for Buddy. The visitation for William Lamberth Sr. will be held Wednesday November 19, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Restland Funeral Home. The Memorial service for William will be held November 20, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Park Cities Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Restland Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 13005 Greenville Avenue, at Restland Road, Dallas, TX 75238. Those wishing to make a donation in Buddy’s memory can make them to Honor Flight DFW (www.honorflightdfw.org) or Park Cities Baptist Church- Pastoral Care Department(www.pcbc.org).
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