Richard Eugene Lamar

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 To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Richard Eugene Lamar, please visit our flower store.