More detail on this person: Ronald McCullough
Lamprecht left his earthly family to join his
heavenly family on September 26, 2015, after a
long and courageous battle against cancer. Born
December 1, 1947, Ron, or "PopPop" as his
beloved grandchildren knew him, grew up in
Illinois, graduated from Farmington High School.
He enlisted in the Army to fly helicopters,
serving two combat tours in Vietnam and many
other assignments that took him and his family
around the world for 20 years. He was awarded
medals and commendations including the
Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star, Air
Medal, and Army Commendation Medal. He
completed his B.S. in Accounting and an MBA from
Syracuse University. After retiring from the Army,
Ron worked in the private sector, most recently
for Systems East Inc. In his youth, Ron mastered
playing the bagpipes. He served his family and
community as a scout leader, coach, swim official,
youth group leader, Sunday School teacher,
deacon, and elder. He was a gentle man with a
huge heart and warm smile who will be long
remembered by those who knew him. His children
and his grandchildren were his pride and joy. He
was a voracious reader who also enjoyed golf,
photography, and traveling with his wife, Susan.
Together they travelled extensively in Europe and
Africa. Ron was a member of Northside Christian
Church. Ron was preceded in rest by his parents,
Lyle and Imogene Lamprecht. He is survived by his
wife of almost 48 years, Susan, and his four sons
Brian (Ruth), Jeffrey (Donna), Jamey (Janey), Ian
(Leigh), seven grandchildren Tori, Joci, Zack,
Elli (Lamprecht), Macy, Vince (Marotta), and
Juliet, who is to be delivered Oct. 9. He is also
survived by two sisters Paula Harms (Cub) and
Carla Lamprecht, two bothers Lyle (Cindy) and
Jerry (Terrie), one brother-in-law Rick Rodehaver
(Nancy) and many nieces and nephews. The
service will be co-officiated by Larry Jones,
Minister of Northside, and Nathan Rodehaver, Ron's
nephew, Pastor of Church of the Nazarene in
DeKalb, IL. The family would like to thank Dr.
David Chang and Dr. Song Kang for their care of
Ron over the last 15 months, and also Mary
Thompson, Ron's oncology nurse who was
outstanding in her care of Ron. The family will
receive friends on Friday from 7 until 8:30 at
Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, Poquoson. A
Celebration of Ron's life will be held at the
funeral home on Saturday at 11:00 AM. Burial with
full military honors will follow at Weston
Cemetery in Poquoson. A reception will be held at
the home immediately thereafter: 7 Frank Hunt Ct.,
Poquoson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made for cancer research to the Massey Challenge.
http://goo.gl/ewNaJQ . Online condolences to
claytorrollins.com .
Burial: Weston Cemetery, Poquoson, Poquoson
City, Virginia, USA
Burial information: Weston Cemetery, Poquoson, VA
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