Dr. Glenn Elbert Lambert

Dr. Glenn Elbert Lambert

Dr. Glenn Elbert Lambert, age 78, peacefully passed away on April 28, 2025, at StoryPoint Waterville in Waterville, Ohio. He died as he lived-with grace, intention, and surrounded by his loving family.

Glenn was born on March 13, 1947, in the small coal town of Dorothy, West Virginia. He was the second of four children born to Elmer Elbert Lambert and Goldie Marie (Jones) Lambert. His siblings, Dottie, Chuck, and Gary Lee, completed the family. Their home was modest, their faith steady, and their expectations clear: Work hard. Say what you mean.

Those lessons took root early. Glenn's sharp mind, tireless work ethic, and unmistakable dry wit made him a natural scholar. After graduating from Mansfield Senior High School (Class of 1965), he earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and finally his Doctor of Philosophy from THE Ohio State University-a proud Buckeye with a scholar's soul and a teacher's heart.

He devoted his career to education, serving as a school administrator in both Springfield Local Schools in Holland, Ohio, and Springfield City Schools in Springfield, Ohio. After retiring as an administrator, Glenn served as an Adjunct Professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Glenn believed public education was the backbone of a just society. He demanded high standards from his students, teachers, and colleagues-not out of pride, but because he believed deeply in their potential. He knew the difference a well-placed word, or a well-timed second chance, could make in a young life.

For more than thirty years, Glenn shared his life with Barbara Jean "Bj" Bannen. They were married on June 2, 2012, though their commitment long preceded the paperwork. Together, they built a life filled with travel, laughter, learning, and ballroom dancing-executing a waltz, a rumba, or a cha-cha with the same quiet confidence Glenn brought to all things.

He spoke three languages: West Virginian English, American English, and Spanish. He was fluent in dry humor and fluent in affection, even if his delivery was often deadpan. He read every museum plaque twice. He gave generously to charities without ever announcing it. He took photographs that captured not just a moment, but the mood of it. And he corrected your grammar-but always with a smile.

Glenn's legacy lives on in the family he loved. He is survived by his wife, Bj Lambert, of Waterville and formerly of Springfield; his son, Jason Lambert, of Marysville; his daughter, Stephanie (Brian) Smith, of Monclova; and his stepdaughter, Lynette "Lynne" Miller, of Surprise, AZ; mother of his children, Linda Lambert; grandchildren, Lily Lambert, Aidan Lambert, Gavin Smith, Xander Smith, Jessica Linebaugh (Brian Weaver), and Cadence Brockway; great-grandchildren, Hunter Weaver and Liam Weaver; siblings, Dottie Collins of Mansfield, Chuck Lambert of Mansfield, and Gary Lee (Diane) Lambert of Englewood; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Goldie Lambert; brother-in-law, Gary Collins; sister-in-law, Janie Lambert; and an infant step-granddaughter, Elizabeth Linebaugh.

The family will receive visitors on Friday, May 2, 2025, from 4:00–7:00 p.m., at Snyder Funeral Homes, Marion Avenue Chapel, 350 Marion Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the same location. He loved his family, leaving not just memories but instructions-writing his own service, assigning roles to each. Celebrant Christine Radojcsics will officiate. Burial will follow at Mansfield Memorial Park in Ontario.

Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741, or online at cancer.org

Snyder Funeral Homes, Marion Avenue Chapel is honored to serve the Lambert family. Condolences may be shared at SnyderFuneralHomes.com