Thomas Gregory (Greg) Lambert, 78, passed away on March 22, 2021 surrounded by family at his home in Shawnee, Kansas.
Greg was born December 10, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the second of three sons to Clifford and Estelle Lambert. As a youth, Greg was an accomplished student and amateur golfer, graduating valedictorian from Northeast High School and winning numerous golf titles including Oklahoma State Junior Champion.
Greg attended Oklahoma State University on academic and golf scholarships where he graduated a member of the Dean’s Honor Roll with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Upon completing his formal education, Greg secured a Professional Golfers Association card and worked many years as both a tour and club professional. He moved to Kansas City, Kansas in 1965 and took an Assistant Pro position at Milburn Country Club where he met Linda Sue Dillman while she attended an office picnic on the club grounds.
Greg and Linda were married fifty-two years and raised seven children together. In 1975, Greg left the golf profession to start a family-run merchandising business, Kings Kid Company. He and Linda, often with the help of their children, maintained Kings Kid Co. until Greg’s death.
Greg was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, a kind man with a generous heart and love of laughter. His devotion to his family was rooted in his passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Greg’s spare time, he enjoyed working with church groups, leading homegroup fellowships, and preaching the gospel to anyone who would listen. He participated in prison ministry programs for many years counseling the incarcerated on matters of life, love and faith.
Greg will be missed by all of us who knew him and recall fondly his favorite parting words: “Walk with the King and be a blessing”.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother and is survived by his brothers, Doug (79) and Roger (75), his wife, Linda (73), and their seven children, Lance (50), Chad (49), Julie (48), Amy (46), Christie (45), Anna (40), and Poss (37).
A celebration of Greg’s life will be held on April 30th at LifeMission Church chapel, 16111 South Lone Elm Road in Olathe, Kansas. Visitation will begin at 10:30AM with a memorial service immediately following at 11:30. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks and social distancing are required.
The family greatly appreciates your well wishes and gestures of support. In lieu of flowers and donations, we invite contributions to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: https://alzfdn.org/.
