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Richard "Dick" Lambert, longtime champion of the inland waterways, died March 20 at his home in Burnsville, Minn., after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 85. Born in St. Paul, Minn., he was the grandson of Col. George Lambert, an early advocate for the 9-foot channel project on the Upper Mississippi River, for whom Lambert's Landing in St. Paul was named. Dick Lambert attended the University of Minnesota and worked part time as a watchman and deckhand for Twin City Barge & Towing, where his cousin Jack Lambert was the president. After graduating from the university, he tried to work at a normal bank job, but the lure of the river and Twin City Barge beckoned him back. He went into the office and worked his way up to vice president, St. Paul Division. In 1984, when the St. Paul units of Twin City Barge were sold to investment bankers, he became president of Upper River Services, the reorganized part of the St. Paul Harbor Division. He left the industry in 1989 but returned in 1993 as the director of ports and waterways for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. As director, he helped support and bring the importance of Minnesota's waterways to the public, other government agencies and others to whom he could spread the message. He also provided state support to the ports of Minneap- olis, St. Paul, Red Wing, Winona and Duluth. Working with the Port of Du-luth gave him special joy. |