In addition to being a father of seven and a professional optometrist, Wally still found time to be of service to his community. He nurtured a special love for Ham radio and his call sign, W&theta PHD. He kept his lawn immaculate with hours of “recreational” mowing he embraced technology as a lifelong learner and filled his home with children and grandchildren. The two started their family in Warren and lived in the same house for 63 of their 64 years of marriage. On February 3, 1958, Wallace was united in marriage to Janice Hoglo of Thief River Falls, in Omaha, NE. He operated this office, in addition to a second office in Crookston, until his retirement. Upon his honorable discharge in 1946, Wally attended Northern Illinois College of Optometry, graduating in 1949. He served his country during WWII as an Aviation Electronic Technician's Mate Third Class. On August 10, 1944, he began his war service. Prior to graduating from high school, Wally enlisted in the US Navy. Wallace Leroy was born on June 6, 1926, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Percy and Anna (Meyer) Lamb. He also wrote that his exchanges with some of the inmates about the payments had left him "feeling fed up, discouraged, and disrespected," according to Bozelko.īozelko also alleges she received several anonymous text messages, which she believes were from Lamb or an associate of Lamb, that threatened her career, including ones that read "be forewarned that your continuing investigation will lead only to your professional demise" and "Disrespecting your elders and people who taught you is a dangerous game.Wallace “Wally” Lamb Wallace 'Wally' Lamb, 95, of Warren, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Bozelko later made several inquiries to Lamb and Anonymous Content about getting a contract for her work on "You Don't Know Me," but a deal was never made, the lawsuit says.Īfter Bozelko inquired about the promised payment, the lawsuit says, Lamb wrote to the inmates saying extended contract negotiations between the publisher and his literary agency were holding up all the payments. In May 2018, Lamb informed the writers that he sold the book to Counterpoint and they would be getting about $1,400 apiece, Bozelko said. In an email, Lamb praised Bozelko for her writing and said he would provide her information on payment after making a deal with a publisher, according to the lawsuit. Another Lamb book, "I Know This Much is True," is being made into an HBO miniseries in upstate New York, where a fire destroyed the set earlier this month.īozelko, now a freelance writer and vice president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, alleges in the lawsuit that she gave Lamb her essay in September 2017. He has run a writing workshop for inmates at the York prison, where he met Bozelko, and edited two other books containing their essays. Lamb, who lives in Mansfield, Connecticut, burst onto the literary scene in 1996 when Oprah Winfrey selected his novel, "She's Come Undone" for her book club and it became a best-seller. A message was left for representatives of Counterpoint. A spokeswoman for Anonymous Content also declined to comment. Lamb's lawyer, Joette Katz, a former state Supreme Court justice and former state child welfare commissioner, declined to comment Wednesday. The lawsuit also names publisher Counterpoint, of Berkeley, California, and Anonymous Content, a talent agency based in Los Angeles. The book, which is in advance release publication and set for formal release next year, is titled "You Don't Know Me: The Incarcerated Women of York Prison Voice Their Truths."īozelko, who was released in 2014 from the York Correctional Institution in Niantic after serving more than six years for identity theft and other crimes, claims Lamb promised several inmates about $1,400 apiece for their writings but she hasn't been paid. A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn't been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimidating her when she sought compensation.Ĭhandra Bozelko, of Orange, Connecticut, says in a state lawsuit filed last week that she wrote an essay about her time working in a prison kitchen that Lamb included in a compilation of writings by female inmates.
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