Raymond Silas Lambert, 95, of Holladay, Utah, passed away on February 5, 2014.
Ray was born May 14, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Delbert Eldredge Lambert and Mae Whitaker Lambert. He was the second oldest son of the four Lambert children.
He was a lifelong resident of Salt Lake, attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from South High School. He began working as a paper boy at age eleven and continued working hard all his life until recent health issues caused him to slow down.
He attended the University of Utah prior to WWII and worked as a chemist in Black and Deason Assayer's office in Salt Lake City.
Ray was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from August 1943 to November 1945.
He attended the University of Nevada and worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Reno, Nevada after the war. He graduated from the University of Utah, with honors and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, in 1949 with a BS in Chemistry.
He married Eva Mary Joseph Lambert on November 8, 1950 in Salt Lake City.
He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a descendent of Utah Pioneers and also a descendent of the Mayflower.
He worked as a chemist for fifteen years with the Bureau of Mines in Salt Lake City and also worked as an analytical chemist with Rare Metals Inc and Northwest Pipeline for several years. Ray was employed as an analytical chemist at Hercules Powder Co. (ATK) from 1963 until his retirement in 1984.
He and his wife, Mary, enjoyed travelling to visit family and friends, especially by car in the western states, cruised through the Panama Canal, and enjoyed a European tour including seeing England, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. He was a well-known candy maker among family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, sister, and a nephew. Survived by wife, Mary, and three sons, Scott (Susan) Meridian, Idaho; Wayne (Susan) Centennial, Colorado; and Todd (Lourdes) Sacramento, California; six grandchildren, Adam, Lisa, Eric, Emily, Andrew, and Denise; one great-grandchild, Kimberly; three step-grandsons, Jonathan, Michael, and David; two nieces, Sandra and Susan; and a nephew, Lynn.
Special thanks to the staff at Millcreek Home Health and Hospice, Alta Ridge Communities, and St. Mark's Senior Clinic.
At Ray's request, no formal service will be held, but there will be a celebration of life at later date in the spring.
Graveside services and interment will be held at Holladay Memorial Park, 4900 South Memory Lane (1990 East), on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 9, 2014.
Ray was born May 14, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Delbert Eldredge Lambert and Mae Whitaker Lambert. He was the second oldest son of the four Lambert children.
He was a lifelong resident of Salt Lake, attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from South High School. He began working as a paper boy at age eleven and continued working hard all his life until recent health issues caused him to slow down.
He attended the University of Utah prior to WWII and worked as a chemist in Black and Deason Assayer's office in Salt Lake City.
Ray was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from August 1943 to November 1945.
He attended the University of Nevada and worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Reno, Nevada after the war. He graduated from the University of Utah, with honors and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, in 1949 with a BS in Chemistry.
He married Eva Mary Joseph Lambert on November 8, 1950 in Salt Lake City.
He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a descendent of Utah Pioneers and also a descendent of the Mayflower.
He worked as a chemist for fifteen years with the Bureau of Mines in Salt Lake City and also worked as an analytical chemist with Rare Metals Inc and Northwest Pipeline for several years. Ray was employed as an analytical chemist at Hercules Powder Co. (ATK) from 1963 until his retirement in 1984.
He and his wife, Mary, enjoyed travelling to visit family and friends, especially by car in the western states, cruised through the Panama Canal, and enjoyed a European tour including seeing England, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. He was a well-known candy maker among family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, sister, and a nephew. Survived by wife, Mary, and three sons, Scott (Susan) Meridian, Idaho; Wayne (Susan) Centennial, Colorado; and Todd (Lourdes) Sacramento, California; six grandchildren, Adam, Lisa, Eric, Emily, Andrew, and Denise; one great-grandchild, Kimberly; three step-grandsons, Jonathan, Michael, and David; two nieces, Sandra and Susan; and a nephew, Lynn.
Special thanks to the staff at Millcreek Home Health and Hospice, Alta Ridge Communities, and St. Mark's Senior Clinic.
At Ray's request, no formal service will be held, but there will be a celebration of life at later date in the spring.
Graveside services and interment will be held at Holladay Memorial Park, 4900 South Memory Lane (1990 East), on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 9, 2014.
Raymond Silas Lambert, 95, of Holladay, Utah, passed away on February 5, 2014.
Ray was born May 14, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Delbert Eldredge Lambert and Mae Whitaker Lambert. He was the second oldest son of the four Lambert children.
He was a lifelong resident of Salt Lake, attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from South High School. He began working as a paper boy at age eleven and continued working hard all his life until recent health issues caused him to slow down.
He attended the University of Utah prior to WWII and worked as a chemist in Black and Deason Assayer's office in Salt Lake City.
Ray was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from August 1943 to November 1945.
He attended the University of Nevada and worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Reno, Nevada after the war. He graduated from the University of Utah, with honors and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, in 1949 with a BS in Chemistry.
He married Eva Mary Joseph Lambert on November 8, 1950 in Salt Lake City.
He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a descendent of Utah Pioneers and also a descendent of the Mayflower.
He worked as a chemist for fifteen years with the Bureau of Mines in Salt Lake City and also worked as an analytical chemist with Rare Metals Inc and Northwest Pipeline for several years. Ray was employed as an analytical chemist at Hercules Powder Co. (ATK) from 1963 until his retirement in 1984.
He and his wife, Mary, enjoyed travelling to visit family and friends, especially by car in the western states, cruised through the Panama Canal, and enjoyed a European tour including seeing England, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. He was a well-known candy maker among family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, sister, and a nephew. Survived by wife, Mary, and three sons, Scott (Susan) Meridian, Idaho; Wayne (Susan) Centennial, Colorado; and Todd (Lourdes) Sacramento, California; six grandchildren, Adam, Lisa, Eric, Emily, Andrew, and Denise; one great-grandchild, Kimberly; three step-grandsons, Jonathan, Michael, and David; two nieces, Sandra and Susan; and a nephew, Lynn.
Special thanks to the staff at Millcreek Home Health and Hospice, Alta Ridge Communities, and St. Mark's Senior Clinic.
At Ray's request, no formal service will be held, but there will be a celebration of life at later date in the spring.
Graveside services and interment will be held at Holladay Memorial Park, 4900 South Memory Lane (1990 East), on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 9, 2014.
Ray was born May 14, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Delbert Eldredge Lambert and Mae Whitaker Lambert. He was the second oldest son of the four Lambert children.
He was a lifelong resident of Salt Lake, attended Jefferson Elementary School and graduated from South High School. He began working as a paper boy at age eleven and continued working hard all his life until recent health issues caused him to slow down.
He attended the University of Utah prior to WWII and worked as a chemist in Black and Deason Assayer's office in Salt Lake City.
Ray was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from August 1943 to November 1945.
He attended the University of Nevada and worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Reno, Nevada after the war. He graduated from the University of Utah, with honors and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, in 1949 with a BS in Chemistry.
He married Eva Mary Joseph Lambert on November 8, 1950 in Salt Lake City.
He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a descendent of Utah Pioneers and also a descendent of the Mayflower.
He worked as a chemist for fifteen years with the Bureau of Mines in Salt Lake City and also worked as an analytical chemist with Rare Metals Inc and Northwest Pipeline for several years. Ray was employed as an analytical chemist at Hercules Powder Co. (ATK) from 1963 until his retirement in 1984.
He and his wife, Mary, enjoyed travelling to visit family and friends, especially by car in the western states, cruised through the Panama Canal, and enjoyed a European tour including seeing England, Belgium, Germany, and Austria. He was a well-known candy maker among family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, sister, and a nephew. Survived by wife, Mary, and three sons, Scott (Susan) Meridian, Idaho; Wayne (Susan) Centennial, Colorado; and Todd (Lourdes) Sacramento, California; six grandchildren, Adam, Lisa, Eric, Emily, Andrew, and Denise; one great-grandchild, Kimberly; three step-grandsons, Jonathan, Michael, and David; two nieces, Sandra and Susan; and a nephew, Lynn.
Special thanks to the staff at Millcreek Home Health and Hospice, Alta Ridge Communities, and St. Mark's Senior Clinic.
At Ray's request, no formal service will be held, but there will be a celebration of life at later date in the spring.
Graveside services and interment will be held at Holladay Memorial Park, 4900 South Memory Lane (1990 East), on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 9, 2014.
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