Dr. Richard Pringle Lamb

Richard Pringle Lamb passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the age of 90. He was born to Wallace Carl Lamb and Floride Mullryne Lamb on November 10, 1925. He was a lifelong resident of Tallahassee. He attended local public schools and graduated from Leon High School in June 1943. After graduation from Leon he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was called to active duty on December 13, 1943 as an Aviation Cadet. He was classified as a Bombardier and was later reclassified as a B-29 Superfortress Flight Engineer. He was honorably discharged from the Air Corps in November 1945 as World War II ended. After the war he attended the University of Florida where he was invited to join Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He then attended Florida State University where he received a BS in Chemistry in 1949. He was accepted to the class of 1950 at St. Louis University School of Dentistry from which he graduated in 1954. While in dental school he was invited to membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a national honor society for outstanding clinical skills and academics. After graduating from dental school, Richard and his wife Isabel returned to Tallahassee where he practiced dentistry for 44 years. During his active practice of dentistry he served two terms as president of the Leon County Dental Society. He also served as president of the Florida Academy of Dental Practice Administration and as delegate to the Florida State Dental Society from the Northwest District Dental Society. Dr. Lamb served as a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Tallahassee and as an elder at Wildwood Presbyterian Church. He was a dedicated FSU Seminole Booster as well as an early member of the Colonels Club of Tallahassee. He was a member of the Exchange Club of Tallahassee and a hospice volunteer. Dr. Lamb was a member of Capital City Country Club where he played golf with his close friends for over 50 years. Dr. Lamb was preceded in death by his parents, his two brothers, William Carlyn Lamb and Marion Dupont Lamb, his sister, Catherine Lamb Tharpe, and by Isabel Glass Lamb, the mother of his children. He is survived by one son, Richard Pringle Lamb, Jr. (Holly); and two daughters, Susan Isabel Anderson and Catherine Jean Wood (John). He is also survived by six grandchildren: Blair Thomas Wood, John Martin Wood, Tyler Livingston Anderson, Weston Ryan Anderson, Sarah Courtney Lamb and Isabel Catherine Lamb; and one great–granddaughter, Madeline Grace Van Amburg. The family wishes to thank the staff at Brookdale Senior Living and Big Bend Hospice for the compassionate care and support they provided for our father. A celebration of Richard’s life will be held at Wildwood Church, 100 Ox Bottom Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312 on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Following the service, the family invites you to a reception in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Children’s Home Society of Florida (1801 Miccosukee Commons Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308), Big Bend Hospice (1723 Mahan Center Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32308) or Wildwood Church. Susie Mozolic of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. (www.bevisfh.com 850-385-2193)

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Dr. Richard Pringle Lamb

November 10, 1925 - July 16, 2016