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Update from March 1, 2025

Walt passed peacefully at 4 a.m. in Pueblo, Colorado, after some time in hospice care. We are grateful for the time we had.

After three serious medical emergencies in the past year, Walt chose comfort over continued hospitalization. Instead of pain and suffering, we embraced mortality. We honored his wishes by allowing him to spend his remaining time with dignity and peace.

In the months preceding, his son, Alan, was able to visit, share quality time, play guitar, sing songs by Bob Dylan and songs by Walt. In a way, we were all fortunate to have time to share and express gratitude and love and say farewell.

Obituary

We convene in the shadow of mortality, not to mourn but to extol the life of Walt Lamberg. In the year of 1942, a soul was born into this tumultuous world, a man of paradoxes—aloof yet affable, astute yet nurturing. Walt leaves an indelible imprint upon the tapestry of our lives, a pattern woven with the threads of his distinctive essence.

Surviving Walt is a constellation of kin: his progeny, Alan Lamberg, the beacon of …

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What were Walt's favorite tv shows?
Shows by David Simon, like the Wire, the Plot Against America. True Detective. The …
Shows by David Simon, like the Wire, the Plot Against America. True Detective. The Goldbergs.…
Shows by David Simon, like the Wire, the Plot Against America. True Detective. The Goldbergs. VEEP. The Wonder Years.
What were Walt's favorite songs or musical artists?
Bob Dylan, a contemporary. A lot of folk, country, and blues. Listen to his songs to…
Bob Dylan, a contemporary. A lot of folk, country, and blues. Listen to his songs to feel the …
Bob Dylan, a contemporary. A lot of folk, country, and blues. Listen to his songs to feel the influences.
What were Walt's favorite books?
Fiction by Philip Roth.
Fiction by Philip Roth.
Fiction by Philip Roth.
What were Walt's favorite drinks?
Canadian whisky on ice.
Canadian whisky on ice.
Canadian whisky on ice.

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Born

1942
St. Louis, MO
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Enrolled in College

1960
Washington University in St. Louis, Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO
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Saw Dizzy Gillespie play at Gaslight Square

1961
St. Louis, MO

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Walter "Walt" Lamberg