Lamar (l-r) with wife Geraldine, Charisee, Austin and Yul. CONTRIBUTED
Emory Lamar retired from education more than 20 years ago but is still painting. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
Lamar with his mother, Eppie (left), and her mother, Dora Stewart. CONTRIBUTED
It is probably safe to say there are not too many school administrators who are professional house painters as well, but Emory Lamar has proven he can do both jobs — successfully.
Lamar is a lifelong Jones Countian and a retired school administrator who has been painting since his teens. While that aspect of his two professions may have started on the right track, his educational career was another…
