Sarah Pleasants LAMP

LAMP, Sarah Pleasants Mrs. Sarah Pleasants Lamp passed quietly and with the dignity in which she lived her life on June 4, 2018. Sally was born in Rock Island, Illinois on December 3, 1930 to the late Mildred Pierce Pleasants and Matthew Pleasants. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Goettig Lamp. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Deborah and Sid Finley, Charles and Nicole Lamp, Joel Lamp and Rebecca May Goforth; grandchildren Coleman and Taryn Finley, Katharine and Ryan Wall, and Sarah Lamp. She is also survived by her brother and sister-in-law Donald and Susan Pleasants. Sally attended Augustana College in Rock Island for two years before transferring to the University of Illinois, from which she graduated Suma Cum Laude with a degree in speech therapy. She was proud to be a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In 1951, Sally was introduced to the handsome Don Lamp, who was visiting his parents in Davenport for the Christmas holidays. Stationed in Washington DC, Don was a member of the Presidential Honor Guard under President Truman. Don and Sally married a year later, the day after Christmas, in 1952. Resplendent in white brocade, the always elegant Sally carried white poinsettias. Don and Sally lived in Bethesda, Maryland while Don completed his naval service and Sally taught school. They moved back to the tri-cities where they built their first home by themselves. Armed with mail order house plans and the first of three children, they set to work. Moving west in 1958 Don and Sally first settled in Palo Alto, then moved to Tiburon where the family spent many happy years sailing, playing tennis, and enjoying a busy social life. With the expansion of Don's retail tire business, Don and Sally moved to Sonoma where they became interested in real estate and both became real estate brokers. Off to North Carolina for ten years made them realize how much they loved Sonoma County and so they returned, building their final house, their dream home, in Wild Oak. Sally will always be remembered as a thoughtful and gentle woman, intelligent and generous. Her legacy lives on with her family and the many friends she made in her life. A private celebration of her life will be held and the family encourages donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, which does such fine work.