Harold Anthony ("Hal") Lambert of Sayre, PA died unexpectedly on December 13, 2013 at home. Hal was born at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA, September 25, 1942. He was the son of Harold F. ("Bert") Lambert and Mary (Collins) Lambert. Hal is survived by his wife, Janet and daughters Eileen (John) Hall of Sayre, PA, and Andrea Lambert of New York City. Other survivors are his mother, Mary A. Lambert, living at Elderwood in Waverly, NY, sisters Mary C. (Arthur) Dimock of Barton, NY, Peg (Roger) Ilardi and Anne Lambert, both of Victor, NY, four nephews, three nieces, and forty cousins. Hal was a graduate of Athens High School, class of 1960. He enlisted in the US Navy after graduation.  He served from 1962 – 1966, which included tours on submarines and an assignment to the Pentagon. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy, he went on and graduated from Rochester Business Institute. He opened Hal's Hot Dog Stand on May 11, 1978, which shortly thereafter expanded to include Lambert's Ice Cream Parlor.  The opening of Lambert Chocolatier was soon to follow, and this popular establishment still remains in business in Sayre, PA. He also worked as a sales executive for WBNG - TV in Binghamton, NY, and retired from WETM-TV in Elmira, NY. He served on the St. James School Council and later as the President of the Waverly School Board. He was also chosen as the Valley Business Person of the year. Hal became involved in Greyhound adoption and formed the Sayre Satellite of Keystone Greyhounds, which has placed over eighty Greyhounds within a sixty mile radius of Sayre, PA. A Funeral Mass celebrating Hal's life will be held at 10 o'clock a.m., on Tuesday December 17, 2013 at St. James Church in Waverly, NY. The Reverend Wm. Moorby will be assisted by The Reverend Vincent Langan Donations may be sent to: Keystone Greyhounds C/O Dianne Shadle 1406 Harcourt Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110