On May 23, 2026 the world became a grayer place because a ray of sunshine, Patricia A. Lamp, faded away. She was 91. Patty was born in Louisville, KY on December 6,1934 to Edith (Bealmear) and Horace M. Barker. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1952. She attended Western Kentucky State College, Bellarmine University and the University of Kentucky. If one were to encapsulate Patty’s life in a single phrase, “a life well lived” would not …