Richard L. Lamb, Sr

01/22/1942 – 10/10/2026

Born on January 22, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri to parents Charles and Margaret, Richard passed away on October 10, 2026, in Spokane, Washington.

After graduating high school and marrying his high school sweetheart, Carol, Richard continued his education through night school at a local junior college in California. There, he honed his drafting skills to serve his community as a cadastral mapping supervisor for the San Bernardino County Assessor’s Office. In 1983, Richard left San Bernardino and joined his brother Charles to start a small excavation and earthwork construction company in Carson City, Nevada. Richard and Charles cherished their bonds of brotherhood and may have spent as much time scouting potential hunting and fishing grounds in the vast Nevada wilderness as they did marketing their services. In 1987, Richard and Carol returned to San Bernardino, and Richard joined the San Bernardino County Surveying Dept. Richard relished the friendships he formed with his rebellious but exacting survey crew and enjoyed working outdoors. Richard found a passion for reestablishing section corners, monuments, and benchmarks on which property-boundary accuracy depends.

Richard enjoyed many hobbies including fishing, hunting and most especially, traveling with Carol. Together they traversed the country and eastern Canadian provinces for nearly thirty years. Richard and Carol looked forward to the seasonal migration each year between the Pacific Northwest, where they visited with family in the summer, and wintering in the Desert Southwest, where they would rejoin a close-knit group of dear friends and like-minded wanderers known as the Escapees (SKPs), an RV enthusiast organization. Richard also loved reading and never stopped learning. American history and western expansion were favorite subjects.

Richard shared a deep bond with his sons and made outdoors an important part of their lives. Through countless camping, fishing, and hunting trips, he taught them to be self-sufficient, respect nature, and always leave a place better than they found it. Those experiences created cherished memories and instilled in them principled and enduring values.

He was preceded in death by his wife Carol and brother Charles.

He is survived by his sons, Richard Jr., Jaden, and Rod; daughter-in-law, Barbara and granddaughter, Lili.