04/27/10 - NNHS Newsletter - Pop Lamkin
Gordon Emmett Lamkin, Jr.
(09 Aug 1927 - 25 Apr 2010)
Hampton High School Class of 1945
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04/27/10 - NNHS Newsletter - Pop Lamkin
Gordon Emmett Lamkin, Jr. Hampton High School Class of 1945 |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
We have yet another sad edition of the NNHS Newsletter this morning.
Pop Lamkin, Hampton
High School Class of 1945, passed away in
Newport News on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the age of 82. He was well known
to many of our subscribers as the former owner of Pop Lamkin LTD and The Varsity
Shop.
From F.A.
Saunders (Hampton HS - '64) of VA
Carol,
I know a lot of your readers would like to know about the passing of
Pop Lamkin,
especially
Chandler Nelms (Hampton HS - '63 - of MD) as Chandler worked at the
Varsity Shop in high school. Many folks knew Pop and it is with sadness I pass
this on to you and to those who knew a great guy.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-e-lamkin&pid=142259364
F.A. Saunders HHS 64
Thank you so much for pointing this out to
me, F.A.
I read this obituary thinking how familiar the name seemed to me, but caught the
Hampton High reference, and thought it must not apply. The character of
the man shone through, but I somehow missed the mention of the Varsity Shop and
its significance altogether. My condolences to you and all those who knew
and loved him.
From the Daily Press - 04/26/10:
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NEWPORT NEWS - Gordon Emmett "Pop" Lamkin Jr., 82, a native of Newport
News and Peninsula resident his entire life, went home to be with the
Lord on Sunday, April 25, 2010. He retired in 1994 after 40 years in the men's clothier business, owning Pop Lamkin LTD & The Varsity Shop. Pop attended Stonewall Jackson Elementary; George Wythe Junior High; was a 1945 Hampton High graduate, where he lettered in basketball and track; and received his B. A. degree from the University of Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a bible teacher in the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry; was a counselor at the Christian Broadcasting Network; was Chairman of the Board at Youth For Christ; and was actively involved in New Covenant Church and Williamsburg Community Chapel. |
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Pop was a member of the
Hampton Kiwanis Club; a member of Gideons International; President of
Hampton-Wythe Pony League; and coach for midget & intermediate football
in the Hampton Recreation program. Pop was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon E. Lamkin Sr. and Margaret Louise Williams Lamkin; and his sister, Shirly Louise Lamkin. He is survived by his wife, Harmie S. Lamkin; two daughters, Margaret Lamkin Eaves and husband, Mark of Charlotte, N.C., and Elizabeth Lamkin Menné of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; a son, Gordon E. Lamkin III of Virginia Beach; a brother, William H. Lamkin Sr. and wife, Mary Lou of Gloucester; four grandchildren, Dylan Sage, Preston Eaves, Maxwell Lamkin, and Luke Lamkin; and a host of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, Poquoson, and other times at the home. A Celebration of Life service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Emmaus Baptist Church, Poquoson by the Rev. Jack A. Lawson Jr. and the Rev. Tom Ivey. Burial will follow in Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Peninsula North Gideon Camp, P.O. Box 6373, Newport News, VA 23606. Online condolences to www.claytorrollins.com.View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks. Published in the Daily Press from April 26 to April 28, 2010. |
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April 26, 2010 Don and I met "Pop" and Harmie when we first attended Messick Baptist Church. We will remember them for their work there. Our prayers to the family.
~ Don &
Eleanor Hubbard, Newport News, Virginia
I MET MR. AND MRS. LAMKIN
WHEN I MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MANY YEARS AGO. HE WOULD OFTEN
COME TO MY HOME TO DISCUSS CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. HE WILL BE
MISSED BY EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE WAS A VERY LOYAL AND GOOD
NEIGHBOR.
DURANT & GAIL BROWN
Our sympathy and prayers go out to this family. May God comfort them
during this time.
Mrs. Lamkin, Margaret, Gordon & Beth. We have such wonderful memories of Mr. Lamkin. Our families were so close and spent many Christmas Eve's together .Mr. Lamkin always made us laugh and was so much fun to be around. He will always hold a special place in our hearts. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. ~ Vickie Baber & Anne Forrest, Gloucester, Virginia
I am very sorry for your
loss. Pop was a wonderful man and he will be missed. Roland
McPherson
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Our deepest
sympathies are extended to the entire Lamkin family and their friends.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley
Harty
618-530-9092
Words by Augustus Montague Toplady, 1763 (first published
in
The Gospel Magazine, 1775)
(04 Nov 1740 - 11 Aug 1778)
Music by
Thomas Hastings
(15 Oct 1784 - 15 May 1872)
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee,
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save me from its guilt and pow'r.
Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked come, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Savior, or I die!
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
"Rock of Ages" midi (sequenced by Brian M. Ames) and lyrics courtesy of http://users.stargate.net/~bmames/ht0061_.htm - 03/30/09
Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 01/27/05
Hampton High
School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com
- 02/17/09
Animated Army Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Blackwork Flowers Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
Kiwanis Club Logo courtesy of http://www.ekiwanisofgreateratlanta.org/ - 07/17/08
Gideons International Logo courtesy of http://www.seeklogo.com/tag.html?q=Gideon - 04/27/10
