John, known as “Muggy” was born to the union of John and Verna Lambus (Jones) on June 19, 1942 and passed on August 1, 2010. He was the second of six siblings. He is preceded in death by his parents. He attended St. Louis Public Schools. He was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and an Army reservist.
He was well-know in the “old” downtown area, having worked as a butcher for the Meyer Bros. store on Franklin Avenue and at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. He was an avid skater at St. Nicholas Catholic Church and a regular patron at Judy’s, Zodiac and Hurn’s lounges. His family church was 23rd & Delmar Baptist Church, which later became Bostic Temple. His family resided in the Mill Creek area and later in Pruitt-Igoe.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; three children, Kenneth Morgan, Sheila Crockett and John III; three sisters, Jean E. Campbell Ewing (Carl), Jerlanne Lambus Hopson (John) and Juilene Lambus; two brothers, George Lambus of Jackson, MS and Lesley B. Lambus of East St. Louis, IL; and a host of relatives and friends. He leaves a special aunt, Helen Bell, of Madison, IL.