Laurie J. Lamb

Laurie J. Lamb, 58, of Babcock Road, North Stonington, Conn., passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2012, at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.
She is survived by her mother, Shirley R. (Rook) Miller of Weekapaug, her companion of over three decades, Colburn Graves, of North Stonington; her sister, Sheryl L. Caswell and companion, Fred Robbins, of Pawcatuck; her sister and brother-in-law, Karen L. and William E. "Bill" Underhill II, of Pawcatuck; her nephew, Zachary R. Lamb and his wife, Nikki, of Westerly; her nephew, William E. Underhill III, of Pawcatuck; her nephew, Daniel R. Caswell and his companion, Mariana, of Westerly; her nephew, Bryan J. Caswell, of Mystic; her nephew, Christopher Caswell, of Pawcatuck; and five grandnieces and grandnephews, Alyssa S. Lamb, Ella L. Lamb, Avery J. Lamb, Brynn M. Lamb and Lincoln G. Caswell, all of Westerly. She was pre-deceased by her father, Richard F. Lamb.
Miss Lamb was born in Westerly on April 25, 1953, the daughter of the late Richard F. Lamb and Shirley R. (Rook) Miller of Weekapaug. She attended the Pine Point School in Stonington and the Williams School of New London, graduating with the Class of 1971. Laurie went on to earn her psychology degree at Brown University in Providence, graduating with the Class of 1975. She went on to work at Ship Analytics, the Ocean Community YMCA, the South Shore Mental Health Clinic and within the Westerly School System. Her retirement was due to illness.
Laurie loved life, people, her education and the outdoors. She was a very caring person and would help anyone. She sang in the Community Chorus of Westerly for 30 years, only stopping because of illness. One of her favorite spots was reading at the Wheeler Library in North Stonington.
She also loved traveling with her best friend, Colburn, and they went to as many countries as they could, along with cities in the United States. Laurie was also involved with the Westerly Track Club, the Mohegan Striders, the RI Road Runners and the Mystic YMCA.
A graveside service will take place on Monday, April 23, 2012, at 1 p.m. at River Bend Cemetery, Westerly. Funeral services are under the direction of Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home & Crematory, 64 Friendship St., Westerly.
For online condolences, please go to www.rushlowiacoifuneralhome.com .
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Laurie's name can be made to the Wheeler Library, P.O. Box 217, North Stonington, CT 06379.