Obituary of Charles Charlie Lamb

Charles Adams Lamb April 30, 1921 - September 11, 2014. Charlie, as most people called him, was born in Alhambra, California. As a baby, the family moved to Estes Park, Colorado where he lived on his grandfather's farm for several years and experienced some of the happiest days of his life. In the early 1930's the family moved to Tucson. He held a lifelong love for Arizona, especially Tucson, and even at the end of his life, could accurately recall, in detail, its history from the 30's up to the present. He enjoyed numerous lifelong friendships, many starting at Tucson High School; he would continue to make friends wherever he went through associations with his insurance business, the Tucson Country Club, serving on the Tucson Board of Supervisors, the Comstock Children's Hospital and as president of Kiwanis. During WWII, he served under Patton as a tank commander earning 3 bronze medals. Following the war, he continued his education at the U of A where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and graduated with a business degree. From that point on, he was a die hard Wildcat fan. But his greatest lifelong passion was golf, and in 1946 he won the Arizona Amateur Golf Championship. The headlines in the Arizona Daily Star read, "Cinderella Kid Tops Arizona Golf Amateurs". At the age of 76 he proudly shot his age in a round of golf and at 93 years of age, he could still recall almost each and every hole he ever played. He leaves behind 3 children: son Charlie (Carrie), daughters Ellen and Gretchen (David), 5 grandchildren; Brian, Marc, Carson, Charlene and Charlize and 4 great grandchildren; Luke, Ryan, Audrey and Olivia. He was proceeded in death by his granddaughter, Brooke. The family plans a private memorial at a later date.