Tom Lambke is a 1973 graduate of Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois. Before enlisting in the Marine Corps, he attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where he took courses in Physical Recreation. After the Marines, he got married, began a job as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, and bought a house. In 1992, Tom returned to the College of DuPage for courses in Elementary Education. While there, he became a member of the National Honor Society and Phi Theta Kappa.
A baseball umpire since the age of twelve, Tom continues to call balls and strikes and has added slow pitch and fast pitch softball to his repertoire. He has played all sports and enjoys coaching youngsters in a variety of sports. He volunteers his spare time coaching the Chandler Special Olympics athletes in basketball, softball, swimming, and bowling. He hikes the Grand Canyon each year and maintains a regular hiking and walking regimen throughout the year with his wife Karen.
Tom has now realized his lifelong dream of writing a book and feels there may be one or two more. He recently began a new career working with the handicapped at the Center for Habilitation, an organization dedicated to empowering people with disabilities. Tom chairs the Special Olympics Arizona Family Boosters Club, and is also a member of the Advisory Board of Best Buddies, a non-profit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.
Tom Lambke is a 1973 graduate of Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois. Before enlisting in the Marine Corps, he attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where he took courses in Physical Recreation. After the Marines, he got married, began a job as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, and bought a house. In 1992, Tom returned to the College of DuPage for courses in Elementary Education. While there, he became a member of the National Honor Society and Phi Theta Kappa.
