Melville Arley Lambert

Melville A. (Bud) Lambert, of Boca Raton, Florida died May 8, 2023 at home. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and was raised in Tampa, Florida. Bud entered the Army in October of 1968 and upon finishing training in 1969 was assigned to an infantry unit in the Vietnam War where he was wounded in July of 1969 and was awarded the Purple Heart. Bud was a member of The American Legion. In 1972 he was hired by Meldisco as a department manager and after 32 years, retired in 2002 as Vice President of Operations for the Northeast Division. He is predeceased by his wife, Tina, father, Clarence, his mother Rita and his brother Edward.

Survivors: Wife, Patricia, sons, Timothy, of Tennessee, Brian (Casey), of Boynton Beach, FL, and Jeremy (Erika Smalls), of Boca Raton, FL. He is also survived by his brothers, Butch (Bonnie) of Lawrenceville, GA and Robert of Picayune, Louisiana as well as 11 grandchildren.