William McCain “Will” Lampkin died Tuesday, Aug. 29 in Huntsville, Ala., at 76. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to the late Charles B Lampkin Jr. and the late Julia McCain Lampkin, both from Tuscaloosa, Ala.Will grew up in Tuscaloosa, graduating from Central High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering in 1964 from the University of Alabama, where he served as president of Tau Beta Pi and a member of Theta Tau, Alpha Sigma Mu, Sigma Pi Sigma, and Pi Mu Epsilon. He then went on to receive a master’s degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Alabama in 1965 and became a registered professional engineer.