While the family name “Wamp” long has been familiar in our community because of the outstanding service that Congressman Zach Wamp performed for us as Tennessee’s 3rd District member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the name has also been highly respected in Chattanooga and Hamilton County because the congressman’s father, Don Wamp, long was one of our most prolific and able architects.
Tragically, Don Wamp’s life came to an end at the age of 78 Friday as the result of a fall in his office.
Don Wamp was the designer of many of our finest local buildings – a total of 1,200 of them!
Earlier, he was a pilot in the U.S. Army, and he served in the Army National Guard.
The elder Wamp also served as commissioner of recreation in East Ridge, and was a co-founder of the United Bank of Chattanooga.