Rod Lamb

Rod Lamb, of Fort Collins, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at the age of 92. Mr. Lamb was born on Jan. 23, 1914, in Tecumseh, Neb., to parents J. Cook and Eva Lamb. He had missed his beloved wife of 58 years, Vema Baker, since she died in 1997. The Lambs grew up in Lincoln, Neb., and were married in 1939. The couple moved to Iowa, where Mr. Lamb worked for the J.C. Penney Co. From 1943 to 1946, Mr. Lamb served in the European war theater in the 64th Armored Infantry Battalion out of Fort Knox, Ky., advancing to Germany and Czechoslovakia. The Lambs moved to Fort Collins in 1946, where they owned and operated Lamb's Caf ¬ on College Avenue downtown until 1959. They built and operated the Taft Hill Road shopette for seven years and developed other property while Mrs. Lamb was employed at CSU. The Lambs are remembered as shrewd and generous people. Rod Lamb told stories with liberty and cultivated an ornery nature with a wink, which will be missed by his family. His brother, Laveme Lamb, of California, and nephew John K. Gapter, of Greeley, predeceased him. He is survived by nephew Creg Lamb; niece Sharon Lamb, of California; niece Susan Gapter-Dority and Tom Dority, of Greeley; and nephew Tim Lawlor and Barbara Lawlor, of California. His Colorado family members are grand-nephew David, of Snyder, his wife, Lori, and their sons, Levi and Seth, and grand-niece Leslie Gapter, currently of Singapore. He will also be missed by loyal friends including John Robledo and Sam Geist. A private family memorial will be planned for the near future.