FORT WORTH – Gaylord Guy Emile Lamy, 46, passed away on March 7, 2026. Gaylord was born in Normandy, France, to parents, Guy and Chantal Lamy, on February 17, 1980. Gaylord’s childhood was a simple but a beautiful one growing up in the French countryside. His sister, Carine, was eight years old when he was born. His parents owned a bar in his hometown where he began to learn the ways of all things food and beverage, and where his love for hospitality began. His father was also a construction manager and hunter, so Gaylord would frequently join his father for work and hunting trips. Gaylord continued his early education in Flexanville, France. He graduated high school from College Georges Pompidou in 1995, and then after he began a lifelong career in hospitality. Gaylord trained in classical hospitality at Tecomah Paris, earning multiple degrees from notable institutions in France. His hotel career began in 1995-2000, in Paris hotels working in starting positions as Chef de Rang and Bartender at Cartier, Le Meurice Hotel Paris and Le Meridien Paris. He had always dreamed of living and working in America, his dream simply began by wanting to be a barman, but he far exceeded his own expectations. When the opportunity came to relocate to Boston to join the Le Meridian, he did not hesitate. In 2001, Gaylord joined the Langham Hospitality, a portfolio of luxury hotels with a global footprint across four continents. His first role was bartending at the Le Meridian in Boston but quickly was moved to Conference & Banquet Supervisor in 2002, and on to an Assistant Outlets Manager in 2003. In 2004, Gaylord met his wife in Boston, Ashley Lamy, originally from California (one of his other dreams, to marry a California girl), she was working at the Le Meridien in their fine dining French restaurant, the Julien, where she was completing her culinary internship. Gaylord’s management skills did not go unnoticed. In 2005, Langham relocated him to Eaton Hotel, Hong Kong , promoting him to restaurant manager over five outlets and ultimately to the position of Assistant Food and Beverage Manager. Ashley joined him in the move to Hong Kong and so began their adventurous life together. In 2008, Langham moved Gaylord back to Boston in a higher managerial food and beverage position and as a member of the executive team. In 2010, Gaylord and Ashley wed in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at Annisquam Village Church with a seaside reception at Oceanview Inn & Resort with 120 of their closest friends and family. In 2013, Langham moved Gaylord to the newly opened The Langham, Chicago, as the newly selected Director of Food & Beverage. By 2015, Gaylord held the title of Director of Operations to oversee all of the hotel operations. They had their first daughter, Delaila Tami Lamy, in January of 2015, in the middle of a blizzard. Gaylord assumed his first GM position in 2016-2020, when Langham opened in Sydney, Australia. In 2018, they had their second daughter, Thylane Joey Lamy, on a beautiful summer day in Sydney, Australia. From 2020 till 2022, Gaylord found himself in Jakarta, Indonesia, to open yet another Langham property. Gaylord and Ashley were looking to slow down their moves a bit and wanted to try to relocate back to America and find a place to call home. An opportunity arose to take a position as GM in Austin, Texas, with the Hotel Magdalena. In February of 2023, Gaylord interviewed with Auberge Collection for the GM position at the soon to open Bowie House Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Auberge had been a luxury collection of hotels that Gaylord had always followed along in his career and strove to become a part of. Within a year of arriving, Bowie House opened on December 1, 2023, to overwhelming success. Within the first year of opening, Bowie House Auberge Collection received multiple national and international recognitions in Best New Hotels In The World categories and the coveted two star Michelin rating (one of only three hotels in all of Texas). Bowie House was his pride and joy and was becoming quite popular in the film world, with the hotel and himself appearing in episodes of shows such as Landman. Because of the rising popularity of Bowie House, Gaylord was also featured on an episode of “50 Minutes Inside” in France to showcase him as a French expat living in Texas and running a hotel. Gaylord’s life, leadership and mentorship could be described as exemplary-filled with honesty and integrity-enthusiasm, pride, kindness, fairness, loyalty, family values, community engagement, strong faith and a true love and passion for hospitality, but most of all for his three girls. Gaylord and Ashley created an incredible network of friends and family across the globe and that will be part of his legacy. Gaylord, Ashley, Delaila, and Thylane had found their home in Fort Worth, Texas. They bought the home of their dreams and were living in a neighborhood with the most incredible community. They regularly attended church at Paradox, had two doggies, Cooper and Milo, enjoyed running, traveling, adventures with their girls, dining out, playing pickleball together and always entertaining family and friends. Gaylord was predeceased by his father, Guy Lamy. He is survived by his wife, Ashley Lamy; daughters, Delaila and Thylane Lamy; their doggies, Copper and Milo; mother, Chantal Lamy; his sister, Carine Toutain (husband, Stephane); nephews, Paul and Aidan Toutain; along with a host of valued and loved family, friends, colleagues, and team members from around the globe. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. at The Paradox Church, 900 W Belknap St., Fort Worth, TX 76102. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor Gaylord and his family with a donation to The WARM Place – Grief Support Center for Children and Teens GREENWOOD FUNERAL HOME Greenwood Funeral Homes – Cremation 3344 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, TX 76107 817-336-0584

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