Richard Gordon Lamborn, Jr., 77, of Milford, Delaware passed away peacefully at Bayhealth Kent Campus, Dover on September 15, 2026.
The son of Richard G. Lamborn and Lucille Haupin Lamborn of Bloomfield, N.J., “Rick” was born in Glen Ridge, N.J. on August 2, 1949. After graduating from Bloomfield High School in 1967, Rick graduated in 1971 from Upsala College in East Orange, N.J. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. He served in the Air Force National Guard from 1971 to 1972.
Rick worked with the company ServiceMaster from 1972-1991 in charge of Maintenance for hospitals and nursing homes in New York, New Jersey and Delaware. From 1991 to 1999, Rick was employed with ILC Dover in Frederica, Delaware, where he worked in the Aerospace Division, overseeing Quality Control for the Rover moon landing bags. He was very proud that his signature is still on the bags on the moon!
He was also a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Bloomfield, N.J. and of the singing group The Ted Cornell Chorale.
Rick will be lovingly remembered by his sister Karen Lamborn Hager and her husband Harry Hager of Chester, NJ; his sister, Jeanne Lamborn of Toms River, NJ,; his brother, Robert Lamborn of Mount Laurel, NJ; his nephews, Jeremy Quigley of Toms River; and Sean Quigley and wife, Jennifer, of Upper Darby, PA; his twin grandnieces, Brooke and Paige Quigley as well as countless cousins and friends from NJ and Delaware.
A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date in New Jersey. Rick will be deeply missed and fondly remembered always.
Donations may be made in his name to the First Baptist Church, 1 Washington St., Bloomfield, N.J. 07003.
