Eileen (Fleming) Lambert of Phoenixville succumbed to melanoma in hospice care at Exton PA. She was 80 years old having been born on July 13, 1939 to Samuel H. and Mary (Masse) Fleming at Darby PA.

The family soon moved to Broomall PA where Eileen resided with her later-widowed mother until Eileen was 35 years old and met William "Bill" Lambert. What began as a purely chance meeting (ten seconds either way and it never would have happened) blossomed into a wonderful 44 year love-filled marriage. Eileen earned a B.S. in Education at West Chester State College in 1961 and was selected to appear in Who's Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges. She began her career as an elementary educator in the Haverford PA School District for 6 years after which she served at the intermediate level in the Radnor PA School District from which she retired in 1993 with a tenure of 26 years. Along the way Eileen acquired an M. S. in Library Science from Villanova University. An avid reader with very eclectic tastes, Eileen enjoyed this pastime almost to the end. Other interests she held were many and varied, some of which were history of the American Revolution, native American culture, needle work and quilting, flower gardening, art, classic film, music, nature, photography, environmental concern, and charitable giving. Together, she and Bill greatly enjoyed researching, planning, scheduling, reserving, and traveling their "adventures," almost always by train, throughout this beautiful country, visiting over 40 Parks and Sites in the National Parks System some more than once, and racking up more than 80,000 Amtrak miles.

Eileen was preceded in death by her sister Patricia Schultze of San Antonio TX who was 4 years to the day younger.

She is survived by her husband Bill of Phoenixville, first cousin Sr. Emily Masse of Brooklyn NY, her late sister's husband Norman Schultze of San Antonio TX, their son Paul also of San Antonio, and their son Michael of Maryville TN.

Her burial was private at Green Meadow Cemetery in Fountain Hill PA. Contributions in her memory may be made to Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS), 257 Church Street. Phoenixville PA 19460.