James "Easy G" Lamb

James was born in Dallas on March 29, 1980 but grew up in Mesquite and came to know Jesus as Lord early in his life at First Baptist Church of Mesquite thanks to loving Christian staff, teachers and church members who taught and lived the truth of God's word. As a youth he began attending Friendship Baptist Church where several of his good friends were members and likewise was taught and led in solid Christian faith. He always enjoyed the outdoors and working with his hands, especially on cars and trucks. James earned the rank of Eagle Scout and graduated from Mesquite High School in 1998 then earned his Associate Degree in the Ford Asset Training program at Brookhaven Community College while working at Bankston Lincoln-Mercury in Dallas. During his career, he worked for various Ford dealerships as a Diesel Truck Technician from Gilmer down to Fairfield, preferring to avoid the big cities so he could live in the country. He made lasting friends at each location he worked including his current job in Longview.

In recent years, James settled in Winona and found his calling in the motorcycle community of east Texas. He started as part of the Black Sheep Motorcycle Club (MC) in Seagoville, where he earned the road name "Easy G" because of his laid back nature. He then moved to Soldiers For Jesus MC in the Tyler area where he learned to minister to other motorcycle clubs in the area at rallies, events and on rides. James became a go-to guy to many in the motorcycle community when bikes or vehicles (cages) needed repair. Many of his friends have told us how he was always ready to help and would drop what he was doing to assist a brother or sister biker. Because of his willingness to help other and his "Easy G" nature, he became friends with many people in many different clubs. His nature and those friendships allowed him to tell and show them about Jesus and they knew he was sincere and took notice. He attended Cross Brand Cowboy church in Tyler on Sunday mornings and then on Sunday evenings he would go to Tyler Biker Church where one of his SFJ MC buddies is pastor.

Tuesday evening, April 28th, he was in Gladewater visiting a friend whose daughter needed help with a vehicle. It was late when the storm arose and he decided to return home. The friend begged him to stay and offered either sofa or bed for the night but he declined. On his way home to Winona, he came over a hill then around a curve and ran into a tree downed by lightening in the storm. The State Trooper that worked the scene said there was no way he could have seen the tree in time to stop and there was no way to miss it. He was taken to UT Health East Texas in Tyler around midnight, unconscious and unresponsive. He suffered a broken left arm, possible broken ribs and severe brain damage due to skull fractures and trauma.

James was on a ventilator but remained unconscious and unresponsive until Friday morning, May 1st, when he was taken off the ventilator and pronounced dead. However, we are convinced that he went to be with Jesus on Tuesday night.

In keeping with how James loved to help friends and gave of himself, we agreed and believe he would have wanted us to donate his organs to help save other lives. On Saturday morning, James' body was taken from UT Health in Tyler to First Baptist Surgical Center in north Dallas where organ donation would take place. James was escorted out of town by a police escort and close to 100 motorcycle riders from clubs in the east Texas area plus more friends in their cages (vehicles.) On Sunday, Southwest Transplant Alliance notified us they had five recipients ready to receive James' gift of live.

James is preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Mary Lamb; grandparents, Paul and Alta Simpson; aunt, Betty Stroud; uncles, Ralph Dryk and Robert Brown. He leaves behind parents, Johnny and Pauline Lamb of Mesquite, Texas; brother, Daniel Lamb and wife, Jennifer Lamb and nephew Henry James Lamb of Forney, Texas; aunt, Linda Dryk of Mesquite, Texas; aunt, Sue Brown of Plano, Texas; aunt, Maxine Ewig and husband, Jerry Ewig of Tuttle, Oklahoma; aunt, Carolyn Lane of Dewey, Arizona; uncle, Harold Stroud and wife Maxine Stroud of Kaufman, Texas. Also, many cousins and friends from the east Texas biker community.

James will be missed greatly by his family and many friends. Our heartfelt thanks to the biker brother who put the video together as well as to his brother and sisters in the MC community. He loved you all. You can view his last ride at:

https://tinyurl.com/ycvrmyap

Rest in Peace- James Eliot Lamb

March 29, 1980-May 1, 2020

Praise God for the 40 years we had with him.

Love- Pauline and Johnny Lamb- Maa and Paa.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to one of the organizations below, your local church or a group that supports motorcycle ministries.

Cross Brand Cowboy Church

11915 FM 2015

Tyler, Texas 75708

http://cbcctx.org/

Tyler Biker Church

11408 SH 64 W

Tyler, Texas 75704

https://www.facebook.com/tylerbikerchurch/

Southwest Transplant Alliance

https://organ.org/

Motorcycle Missions

https://www.motorcycle-missions.org/

Operation: Saving Skulls

[email protected]