3 5 ▁– ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁soldier ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁En id ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Oklahoma . ▁Lamb ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Secretary ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁having ▁been ▁originally ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁Frank ▁Ke ating ▁and ▁retained ▁under ▁Governor ▁Brad ▁Henry . ▁ ▁Lamb ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁Cab inet ▁Secret aries ▁appointed ▁by ▁former ▁Governor ▁Frank ▁Ke ating ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁over ▁by ▁Governor ▁Brad ▁Henry , ▁the ▁others ▁being : ▁Human ▁Resources ▁Secretary ▁Oscar ▁B . ▁Jackson ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁Secretary ▁Howard ▁Hend rick . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁Lamb ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Can ute , ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁attended ▁schools ▁in ▁Cord ell , ▁Put nam ▁City , ▁Mid west ▁City , ▁T utt le , ▁Moore , ▁and ▁En id . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Camer on ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Math ▁and ▁Education . ▁After ▁college , ▁Lamb ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁law . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁County ▁Att orney ▁for ▁Ch ick asha , ▁Oklahoma ▁( 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 4 ), ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Municipal ▁Coun sel or ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Oklahoma ▁( 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 5 ), ▁and