Lawrence Conway

CONWAY, Monsignor Lawrence, 77, of Davie, Fla., entered eternal life May 13, 2011. He grew up and attended schools in Sebring, Fla., and started his studies at the seminary of St. Charles and St. Mary in Baltimore, Md. in 1955, Archbishop Hurley of the Diocese of St. Augustine appointed him to further theological studies at the American College, University of Louvain in Belgium. He was the first priest to be ordained Bishop Coleman Carroll at the Cathedral of St. Mary's for the new Diocese of Miami, Fla., June 20, 1959. He served as assistant pastor at St. John the Apostle, St. Brendan, and St. Mary Cathedral. He served as pastor and oversaw the building of St. George Parish in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He also served as pastor of St. Ann Parish, the Mission of Marco Island, St. Anthony Church, Fort Lauderdale, and retired in 1999 from St. Mary Magdalene in Sunny Isles. For 27 years he served as moderator for the Miami Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, and served as Diocesan consulters, Dean, and on many boards and committees for the Diocese. Pope John Paul II, conferred Father Conway as a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) in 1999. He continued to assist at St. Maximilian Kolbe in Pembroke Pines. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Vorisek and Margaret Mercure; brother, Charles (Shirley) Conway; sister-in-law, Lillian Conway; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary; sister, Carole; brother, George; brothers-in-law, Charles and Arthur; and his niece, Pamela Watson. Visitation will take place 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Morris Funeral Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Monday at Catherine Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery. In his memory family suggests donations to Society of St. Vincent de Paul, P.O. Box 3580, Sebring, FL 33871. Condolences may be expressed at www.

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