Jay Charles Lampe, age 64, of Lumberton, NC passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at UNC – Chapel Hill. Jay was born on December 14, 1959 in Providence, RI to the late Harlan Charles Lampe and Aileen Dorothy Carey Lampe.

Jay will be remembered as a kind, gentle, generous, and patient man who loved all of God's creation. He was a man of many talents. He loved fishing and spending time on his boat on the water just enjoying nature. Jay was a gun and car enthusiast spending many hours building and repairing both. He was a guitarist; his favorite musician was Larry Carlton. Because of his love of the guitar, Jay would provide lessons to anyone who wanted to learn how to play the guitar. He bought many guitars for people who could not afford one. He sang in church and a Christian Band. Jay was a hard worker as a Computer Application Engineer at Del-Ton in Elizabethtown where he was recognized most often in his shorts, t-shirt and croc's.

Jay is survived by the love of his life, Annmarie Spagnolo; fur baby, Nugget; sisters, Marilyn Lampe of Germany and Mirja and husband Boye Meyer-Friese of Germany; niece, Mirja Constance Tague and husband Max Woolf of California; and nephew, Theodore Erving Tague and wife Natalia of Virginia.

A celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Purdie Church, 11567 Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392.