Max Stephen Lamb

Max Stephen Lamb of Vicksburg, Mississippi died February 2, 2015 at age 78. Mr. Lamb worked for 35 years for the Corp of Engineers as a river engineer. This included work in Little Rock, Arkansas; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Vicksburg, Mississippi. His last 20 years were spent at the Mississippi River Commission. This work significantly contributed to the Mississippi River Valley Flood Control and Navigation Project. Mr. Lamb was awarded the 1993 Earnest D. Blankenship Engineering and Scientific Award and was inducted into the Lower Mississippi Hall of Fame for government employees. His accomplishments also included the Arkansas and Red River navigation projects. During this time, he was instrumental in developing new concepts in navigation design. Following his retirement from the Corp of Engineers in 1993, he became a river engineer consultant designing and/or advising on the development of large flood river systems. This included work on the Yellow River in China; the Nile River in Egypt; the Brahmaputra and Ganges Rivers in Bangladesh; the Magdalena River in Columbia; the Orinoco River in Venezuela; and the Red River in the United States. He was preceded in death by his parents Max Daniel Lamb and Christine Lamb of Forts Smith, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife Henrietta; daughter Susan Lamb of El Cerrito, California; and daughter Karen Harris (John) and granddaughter Corey Nihlean (Jeffrey) of Austin, Texas. For those that knew him, he will be very much loved and missed, but not forgotten. A memorial service or celebration of life is not definitive at this time. Any plans will be announced later.