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April 23, 1938 May 5, 2014

Jeffrey Lee Lamy of Hillsboro died Monday, May 5, 2014 at the age of 76, after an 18 year battle with Guillain-Barré.

Jeff was born to Joseph and Eleanor (Pat) Lamy in Chicago and raised in Evanston, Illinois. He earned his bachelors degree in industrial engineering from Yale University. Shortly thereafter, Jeff met his future wife, Judy Begley of Joseph, on a blind date that was set up by his brother and her roommate. Jeff and Judy were married for over 52 years.

Jeff and his young family lived in Barrington, R.I., Syracuse, N.Y., Wheaton, Ill., Moscow, Idaho, and Eugene before settling in the Portland area. They lived in southwest Portland for 30-plus years and moved to Hillsboro in 2006.

In the early years, Jeff worked in the aerospace industry. He was the Chamber Manager in Moscow and the director of economic development for the Eugene Chamber. He was later appointed to the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission under President Ford. After moving to Portland he became an economic consultant.

While working as an economic consultant, Jeff turned his hobby, a passion for wine making, into his career. A self-taught vintner, Jeff was the consultant who guided the owners of Montinore through their beginning and early years. Even after his disease began, Jeff was writing three books about various aspects of wine making and continued in vineyard and winery consulting.

Jeff played football in high school and at Yale. He loved to watch football, including the NFL and the Oregon Ducks. Among his many interests were traveling, dancing and cooking. He was a talented musician.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Judy; three children and their spouses, Christopher and Joan Lamy of Vancouver, Wash., Ann and Sid Hall of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Michelle Lamy of Olympia, Wash.; three siblings, Joan Emmert of St. Louis, Mo., Joe Lamy of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Jay Lamy of Pittsburg, Pa.; a granddaughter, Margot Lamy, Bellingham, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Mass was held Monday, May 12, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Recitation of the Holy Rosary preceded the service.

He will be buried at the Prairie Creek Cemetery near Joseph in the summer of 2014.

Memorial donations may be made to Multnomah Athletic Club Foundation, 1849 SW Salmon, Portland, OR 97205 or Yale Alumni Association Class of 60, Box 209010, New Haven, CT 06520.

Services are provided by Duyck & VanDeHey Funeral Home with an online guestbook at dvfuneralhome.com