Floyd D. "Dee" Lambert

Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, September 21, 2023 in Delhomme Funeral Home - Chapel of the Flowers for Floyd Delon Lambert, 88, who passed away peacefully on September 14, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Deacon Michael F. Thompson will conduct the memorial services. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Hillcrest-Praley-Valdese Cemetery - Valdese, NC. “Dee”, a longtime resident of Lafayette, was the son of the late Forest Lambert and the former Eleanor Robinette. Originally a native of Valdese, NC, Dee was the second of six children in his family. He grew up participating in all sports, but his true love was baseball. His skill and dedication to this sport enabled Dee to attend the University of North Carolina, the first in his family to attend college. He played for UNC until he was drafted, just prior to graduating, into the Chicago Cubs farm team. It was during his time playing in the minors that he was brought to Lafayette and ultimately discovered what would be his life’s work. A resident of Lafayette for over 60 years, Dee was a successful businessman in the Oil & Gas Industry, founding several companies including Concentric Pipe, Quality Machine & Supply, Quality Mud and Lafayette Liftboats. It was also during this time that he met and married his wife, Carol Ann Moore Lambert, raising four children together. Dee continued his active participation in different sports throughout his adult life. He was an incredible bowler, having once considered turning pro. He was a scratch golfer and spent many years of his life breeding and racing horses. However, his family was always most important to him; he dearly loved his siblings, Joyce, Maxie, Mary, Judy and Druey, as well as all his children and grandchildren. If you met Dee, you liked Dee. He was a gracious, gentle and unconditionally generous man who treated everyone as a friend. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him. He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Carol Ann Moore Lambert; sons, Floyd Delon Lambert Jr., Todd Lambert (Laina), Troy Lambert (Shaunda Askins) and Timothy Lambert (Maria); daughters, Tanya Lambert Taylor (Tommy) and Tara Lambert Short (Michael); grandchildren, Cole Lambert, Connor Lambert, Cooper Lambert, Liam Lambert, Addison Short, Griffin Lambert, Cody Lambert, and Madison Lambert; sisters, Mary Pearson and Judy Lambert; brother, Druey Lambert; sister-in-law, Genevieve Baudoin Lambert. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Joyce Lambert Childress; and brother, Maxie Lambert. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home - Lafayette on Thursday, September 21, 2023 from 9:00 AM until the time of service. Special thanks to Hospice of Acadiana, Beatrice May, Dawn and all the wonderful staff with Right At Home Care. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Acadiana in memory of Dee. Personal condolences may be sent to the Lambert family at: www.delhommefuneralhome.com Floyd D. “Dee” Lambert and his family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA.

Floyd D. "Dee" Lambert

June 29, 1935 - September 14, 2023