More detail on this person: Mr. Richard Eugene
Lamar, 81, passed away at his home on December
3, 2013, after a valiant struggle with Parkinson's
disease.
Born in El Paso, Texas, Mr. Lamar was the son of
the late Maurice Eugene and Evelyn Reves Lamar.
CW4 Lamar retired from the Army in 1974 with over
25 years of service. He was a rotary wing pilot
with two combat tours in Korea and two in Vietnam.
After retiring from the Army, his professional
career focused on government contracting services.
He was President/Owner of Greystone Consultants,
Vice President of SIMCO, Inc. and Executive Vice
President of Hawthorne Services. In his later
years, he served as Mayor of Blackville, Executive
Director of the Barnwell County Chamber of
Commerce and Director of the Woodside Plantation
Property Owner's Association. He volunteered over
5000 hours at the VA Hospital in Augusta and the
Aiken VA Outpatient Clinic. He was a kind, loving
man and an eternal optimist. He loved playing
tennis and laughed that all the lessons never
helped him get any better.
He is survived by his wife, Edeltraud "Edie"
Lamar; a daughter Renee' (Mike) Lewis of Crowley,
TX, and son Richard (Nedra) Lamar, Jr. of
Burleson, TX. He has three grandchildren: Nichole
Burmeier and husband Dustin, Paul Lewis and wife
Alicia and Kelley Lewis.
He has one great grandchild, Olivia Burmeier.
Mr. Lamar was predeceased by his son, Ronald
Lamar.
Funeral services will be private.
If so desired, memorial contributions may be made
to Aiken's First Baptist Church, 120 Chesterfield
Street, NE, Aiken, SC 29801.
Please sign the online guest book and send
condolences at shellhousefuneralhome.com
SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924
HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC
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