Valente, John P.

Constantine Peter Lambos (Peter), the chief management counsel to the East Coast longshore industry for the past forty years, died in his sleep on Saturday, February 8, 2003, at his home in Tampa, Florida.  Peter was one of the leading pioneers who shepherded the Container Revolution into the longshore industry. He was instrumental in formulating collective bargaining responses to the challenges to labor relations caused by containerization. These responses permitted containerization to flourish, while protecting the longshore workers from the job-eroding effects of the new technology. Under Peter Lambos's guidance, management and labor in the longshore industry on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts were able to resolve their differences without any coast-wide strike over the past quarter­ century.

Peter, who was 76 years of age, was born and grew up in Washington Heights in Manhattan and graduated first in his class from New York University Law School, where he was the Editor-In-Chief of the Law Review. This year marked Peter's 55th year as a lawyer. He was a Fellow of the College of Labor Lawyers, an adjunct professor of law at New York Law School, and the senior partner of Lambos & Junge, a prominent multi-state law firm with its principal office in New York City. 

Peter resided with his family for many years in Crestwood, New York.  In recent years he made his home in Tampa, where he was the managing partner of The Eagles Golf Club, a 1,000 acre golf community. Peter and his wife, Theodora (Teddy), were devoted to The Peter and Andrew Lambos Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to the memory of their sons, which provides assistance to a variety of charitable causes.

Peter served in the United States Army as a rifleman-scout with the 63rd Infantry Division in France and Germany during World War II.  He was presented with the Order of Saint Andrew and installed as an Archon of the faith for his service to the Greek Orthodox community. He has been honored for his contributions to many civic causes, including the Boy Scouts of America, State of Israel Charities, and civil rights organizations.  In 1998, he was the recipient of the CONNIE Award presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute.  In May 2002, he was inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame at the United Nations, and in November of that year he was given the Admiral of the Ocean Sea special recognition award for lifetime career achievement by the United Seamen's Service.  Peter had served as the President of Leewood Golf Club in Eastchester, New York and the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City.

Peter Lambos is survived by Teddy, his devoted wife of 50 years, his loving son, William, his grandchildren, Elizabeth, Katherine and Peter, his sisters, Theresa Coutroulos, Mary Lambos, Helen Papantonis, and Aphrodite Danas, and his daughters-in-law, Carol and Diane.