Henry Lawrence Lambert, 82, a former longtime resident of Warren and more recently of Granville, passed away in the comfort of his family at the Gifford Medical Center in Randolph on Sunday, March 27, 2011. Born in Bethel on March 20, 1929, he was the son of the late Frank and Beatrice (White) Lambert. In 1954, he married the former Jane Parrish who predeceased him on June 15, 1994. On February 26, 1995, Henry married the former Irene (Brown) Waite in Hancock.
Henry attended schools in Stockbridge. During WWII, he served with the U.S. Navy and, following his discharge, went to work as a logger for Lawrence Johnson of Rochester. He later was employed by the Sugarbush ski area in Warren where he helped construct and maintain lift towers, plowed snow and worked in groundskeeping, retiring in 1999. Irene and Henry then moved to Dunlap, TN, and returned to Granville in 2007.
Henry is survived by his wife of 16 years, Irene Lambert of Granville; his son, Larri Lambert and his wife Gale of Dunlap, TN; four stepsons, Cecil Waite of Rochester, Fred Waite Jr. of Hancock, Gary Waite and his wife Betty of Hancock, and Gordon Waite and his wife, Charlene of Granville; a stepdaughter, Cindy Leno and her husband James of Hancock; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Frank Lambert of Stockbridge. Henry was predeceased by a daughter, Teri L. Lambert, on December 12, 2001.
Graveside services will be held from the Warren Village Cemetery on a date and time to be announced. For those who wish, memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Paralyzed Veterans of America (www.pva.org). To send online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com and Facebook. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury.
