THOMAS LAMB
May 22, 1965 - June 16, 2022
Obituary
Services for Thomas Norman Lamb, 57, of Rocky Hill, Conn., will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at Westgor Funeral Home, 205 W. Doty Avenue, Neenah. Visitation will be held two hours prior at the funeral home. For those unable to attend, Tom's service will be able to be viewed on the Westgor Funeral Home's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/WestgorFuneralHomes.
He died June 16, 2022, at Eagle Court Memory Care in Appleton, Wisc., surrounded by family.
Tom was born on May 22, 1965, in Neenah Wisc., to Ralph and Kathy Lamb. He attended St. Margaret Mary Elementary School. He enjoyed playing sports with his three brothers and neighborhood friends. The whole family went on various camping trips during the summer during Tom's childhood. Tom enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs on TV with his dad and brothers. He was considered a pretty good Little League pitcher and first baseman while playing on the team coached by his dad. He went on to run for the Neenah High School cross country team.
Tom graduated from Neenah High School in 1983 and attended Michigan Tech University located in Houghton, Mich., studying civil engineering. He graduated from Michigan Tech on Feb. 26, 1988.
He began his engineering career with the Connecticut Department of Transportation shortly after graduation. Tom worked for the department of transportation for 30 years before retiring. He obtained his professional engineering license and his work experience included engineering and maintenance work. His work covered the entire state with expressway signage projects, reviewing major developments and designing traffic signal systems. He became the District 4 traffic engineer and was responsible for the safety of the motoring public. Tom was always described as professional by his coworkers.
During his time in Connecticut, he remained active by running road races, biking, playing tennis, kayaking and bowling with friends. He was always up for a game of pool and had his own pool stick that he treasured. Tom was also an avid reader of American history and Native American culture. He was a collector of Native American art.
Tom loved his home in Rocky Hill. He was always on his backyard deck listening to country music. He spent significant time fixing up the house and landscaping the yard. He enjoyed having his friends visit the house and having parties on the deck he built. He loved drinking wine with his friends. He was happy when his parents would travel from Wisconsin and spend time at his house. He wanted them to eventually live with him.
Tom also helped his friend build a restaurant business and enjoyed meeting his friends at the restaurant.
He also enjoyed vacationing in Maine with his friends Rodney and Mike. Also in South Carolina with Angela and Ray. He spent holidays with his friend Paul and his family and celebrated special occasions with Gina and Kevin.
Tom was grateful to be able to be in his home for as long as he was and thankful for the care that Ana and her family provided. He absolutely loved his special friend, Melagros, who he thought of as his angel.
A debt of gratitude is owned to the many caretakers that helped Tom over the years. This included his brother, Joe, who temporarily relocated to Connecticut for a year to help Tom. Roy was another friend, who also became a caretaker. Tom's friendship with Roy goes back to Michigan Tech. Roy provided home cooked meals or a trip to the beach. Also, the family would like to expressed gratitude as well to Moments Hospice and Eagle Court for the compassionate care they gave Tom. If possible, a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in Tom's name would be appreciated by the family.
Tom is survived by his parents, Ralph and Kathy Lamb of Neenah, Wisc., brothers, Michael Lamb (sister-in-law Joan) of Marshall, Minn., Joseph Lamb of Whittier, California, and James Lamb of Appleton, Wisc.;and nephews Matthew Lamb of Riverside, Calif., and Christopher Lamb of Plover, Wisc.; and niece, Brandi Lamb of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Until we meet again, Tom.
Love, mom and dad.