1948
Richard
2012
Richard Lambert
October 27, 1948 — June 22, 2012
Richard Lee Lambert, 63, of Wooster, died Friday June 22, 2012 in a plane accident near Morgantown, West Virginia.
Friends may call Wednesday June 27th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Memorial services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home, where military rites will be held.
A private burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens at a later date. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his family.
Richard ("Dick", "Dickie", "Rich", "Rick") was born October 27, 1948 in Winamac, IN to Ernest Clifford and Hilda Faye (Roller) Mays. His father died when Richard was nine months old, and he was later adopted by his stepfather Chester Lambert for his 12th birthday.
He graduated from North Judson High School in 1966 in North Judson, Indiana and then attended Purdue University for two years. He later enlisted in the United States Army in order to pursue his passion of flying helicopters and airplanes. He was a Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) helicopter pilot in the 1st Calvary Airborne Division during Vietnam, where he earned multiple awards and honors, including three Distinguished Flying Cross medals.
He met his wife Sharon Stout on a 4-H People to People tour of Europe and Russia in 1966 where they had their first date in Munich, Germany. They were married two years later on September 1, 1968 in Plainfield, Indiana.
After his military service, he continued a career in aviation. He started his own commuter airline in Pennsylvania, and later founded Lambert Aviation with his wife Sharon. He was a flight instructor, charter pilot, and corporate pilot for multiple companies and individuals including Rayco Manufacturing, Gerstenslager's, Al Klaben, Aviation Training Management (ATM), and various companies owned by Rick Osborne. He could fly anything. Richard was also a dreamer with many ideas, who went on to co-develop a mobile heli-pad with his pilot friend Duane Steiner. He was a teller of puns and jokes and always had a smile on his face. He lived his life doing what he loved.
Rich, "The World's Greatest Pilot" (WGPilot) will be deeply missed by his wife; daughters Tina Lambert, currently of Irving, TX, and Dr. Lisa (Sean)Kaiser of Beavercreek, OH; grandsons Emerson and Benjamin Kaiser;mother Faye, currently of Lawrenceville, GA; sister Diana (Mark) Podorsky of Winamac, IN; two nieces, one nephew, one great-niece, and one great-nephew.
Richard was preceded in death by his fathers, and some of his favorite aunts and uncles.
Friends may call Wednesday June 27th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Memorial services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home, where military rites will be held.
A private burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens at a later date. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his family.
Richard ("Dick", "Dickie", "Rich", "Rick") was born October 27, 1948 in Winamac, IN to Ernest Clifford and Hilda Faye (Roller) Mays. His father died when Richard was nine months old, and he was later adopted by his stepfather Chester Lambert for his 12th birthday.
He graduated from North Judson High School in 1966 in North Judson, Indiana and then attended Purdue University for two years. He later enlisted in the United States Army in order to pursue his passion of flying helicopters and airplanes. He was a Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) helicopter pilot in the 1st Calvary Airborne Division during Vietnam, where he earned multiple awards and honors, including three Distinguished Flying Cross medals.
He met his wife Sharon Stout on a 4-H People to People tour of Europe and Russia in 1966 where they had their first date in Munich, Germany. They were married two years later on September 1, 1968 in Plainfield, Indiana.
After his military service, he continued a career in aviation. He started his own commuter airline in Pennsylvania, and later founded Lambert Aviation with his wife Sharon. He was a flight instructor, charter pilot, and corporate pilot for multiple companies and individuals including Rayco Manufacturing, Gerstenslager's, Al Klaben, Aviation Training Management (ATM), and various companies owned by Rick Osborne. He could fly anything. Richard was also a dreamer with many ideas, who went on to co-develop a mobile heli-pad with his pilot friend Duane Steiner. He was a teller of puns and jokes and always had a smile on his face. He lived his life doing what he loved.
Rich, "The World's Greatest Pilot" (WGPilot) will be deeply missed by his wife; daughters Tina Lambert, currently of Irving, TX, and Dr. Lisa (Sean)Kaiser of Beavercreek, OH; grandsons Emerson and Benjamin Kaiser;mother Faye, currently of Lawrenceville, GA; sister Diana (Mark) Podorsky of Winamac, IN; two nieces, one nephew, one great-niece, and one great-nephew.
Richard was preceded in death by his fathers, and some of his favorite aunts and uncles.
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