Howard S. Lampal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Dr. Howard S. Lampal died Dec. 26, 2015. Loving husband, father, grandfather, he is survived by his wife Dorothy Bennett Lampal; daughter Loren Gale (Lampal) Goldman and husband Rick Goldman; son Gary Bennett Lampal and wife Robin Madison; grandchildren Seth Goldman, Jared, Adam and Livia Lampal, Reid and Cory Madison.

He was the son of the late Anne and Eugene Lampal of Brooklyn N.Y., and brother of the late William E. Lampal of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Lampal was a graduate of Tufts College and Chicago Medical School. He did his internship and residency at Rhode Island Hospital. He practiced pediatrics for over 50 years.

Loved by his patients and their families (some third generation), upon his impending retirement one parent wrote to the Providence Journal. “A Doctor Who Cares: Dr. Howard Lampal will be retiring at the end of this year. My children (now grown) loved Dr. Lampal. As young parents, my husband and I had a wonderful friend in Dr. Lampal. He answered his own telephone when we called in the middle of the night. He opened his office on Sundays. He dispensed great advice with wit and humor. His retirement from the medical profession will leave a hole that simply cannot be filled.”

Contributions in his memory can be made to the Herman L. Bennett Chapel Fund at Temple Beth-El.