Name: Calling hours for Albert L. Lamp Jr., M.D.
Start: 2017-02-05T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-02-05T21:00:00.000Z
Location: Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, LLP - West 38th St.

Albert L. Lamp Jr., M.D., age 92, of Erie, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017. He was born in Conneaut, Ohio, August 5, 1924, the son of the late Albert L. Lamp Sr. and Sadye T. (Bisgrove) Lamp.

He attended St. Mary's parochial elementary school and graduated from Conneaut High School 1942. Albert served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946 as a Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class. He attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1948. He served his internship at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh and took residency training in pediatric medicine at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Dr. Lamp was recalled to military service during the Korean War and served with the U.S. Army Third Infantry Division as a battalion aid station physician. He was awarded three battle stars. His contribution during the hostilities was cited by Matthew B. Ridgeway, General, United States Army Commander-in-Chief. He concluded his military service at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Dr. Lamp began private pediatric practice in Erie in 1953. He was on the staffs of Saint Vincent Health Center, Hamot Hospital, St. Joseph Home for Children, Sarah Reed Children's Home and Erie Infants Home. In 1962, he volunteered for a Medico team of specialist's assignment in Algeria when their newly established government was in dire need of medical services. In 1964, he joined the Medical Research Department of Merck Company as Associate Medical Director and was engaged in clinical medical investigations. He was also on the clinical teaching staff of the Temple University Pediatric Department. In 1974, Dr. Lamp became Vice President of Medical Affairs, Saint Vincent Health Center, where he was responsible for administrative medical activities.

He was a member of numerous organizations, including the American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Erie County Medical Society, American Board of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania Academy of Pediatrics and Pennsylvania Association for Medical Education of which he was president in 1988. He enjoyed, sailing, tennis, and photography. He had been longtime member of the Erie Yacht Club and Y-Men's Club of Erie.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles W. Lamp.

He had been married to Mary T. Mohr Lamp for 66 years. They have three children: James A. Lamp, Harrisburg, Pa., Alison J. Lamp-Kozinski, Waitsfield, Vt., and Richard M. Lamp, Salt Lake City, Utah and a grandson Michael Kozinski, Mercersburg, Pa.

Friends are invited to call at Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1595 W. 38th St., at Greengarden Blvd., Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. and to attend prayers there, Monday at 10:15 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at St. Jude the Apostle Church at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 2115 W. 38th St., Erie, PA 16508, or Sisters of St. Joseph of NW PA, 5031 W. Ridge Rd., Erie, PA 16506.

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Published by Erie Times-News from Feb. 4 to Feb. 5, 2017.

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Mike D

October 28, 2023

I was very sick with a high fever for several days.. I remember Dr. Lamp making a house call. I was only 7 or 8 . He was a very caring person.

H. Burke Lynch

February 25, 2017

Dear Mary, I was saddened to read you have lost Al. Though I did not know him, I'm reminded of the brief time when you and I were colleagues back in the day.....My sympathies and blessings to you and your family.

February 9, 2017

Fond memories while neighbors in Doylestown. The Bergères. NANCY and Orland and family

Deborah Brown

February 6, 2017

What an honor it has been to have Albert Lamp as part of our family. He and Chuck, his brother, were first cousins to Ken, my father, Earl and Dorothy, who all grew up together in Conneaut, Ohio. Albert was such an accomplished, friendly, kind, wonderful person to know. With his passing I feel the end of that generation.

Lucille Sitzler

February 6, 2017

My sympathy to the Albert Lamp family. Dr. Lamp was my boss for about 15 years. He was kind, encouraging and attentive to the work we did for the Medical Staff while he was VP for Medical Affairs. Because of the person he was, he encouraged me to further my affiliation with an organization for Medical Staff Administrative Assistants where I became certified and eventually an officer of the organization. I never would have done any of that without his great leadership techniques. But more than that he was a good man. I am sorry I was not able to attend the viewing or ceremony. Lucille Sitzler

Rita and Jim McCall Family

February 5, 2017

In 1960 we had a baby girl who passed away a few days after birth. While I was in the hospital recovering from the c-section our 5 year old son was ill and Dr. lamp made a house call to exam him. He always made house calls and was a very caring man. He gave our son medication and waited with him to be sure he felt better. When my husband asked him how much we owed him he told him you and your family have been through enough, there is no charge. We will always remember him as an excellent physician and a very compassionate person. Our sympathies to his family. May your memories give you comfort in the days ahead.

Bill Schenley

February 4, 2017

Dr. Lamp was my pediatrician when I was 8-years-old. Last doctor I can remember who made house calls.

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