Seattle, Washington
Cornelius Lawyer passed away on March 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The obituary was featured in The Seattle Times on March 22, 2020.
The Tougaloo College Office of Alumni Relations offers its sincere condolences to the family of alumnus Cornelius B. Lawyer, class of 1956. May the love and memories shared sustain you now and in times to come.
Doris G. Bridgeman, Alumni Director
May 26, 2020 | Jackson, MS
A good friend and neighbor to all in the Chevy Chase neighborhood in Bellevue WA.
Tim and Caron Stockton
May 25, 2020 | Milwaukie, OR
This morning, May 24th, 2020, on the front page of the New York Times, we saw that Neil had left us on March 8 due to Covid-19. We enjoyed getting to know Neil when he sang with various "Seniors" groups in Kirkland and Bellevue including the "Kirkanutz". My mother-in-law played piano and Neil and others sang. He visited our family home in Kirkland always gracing our lives with gifts of flowers and music from about 2002ish on. Daryl and I enjoyed a dinner at Ivars with him after Inez Hoyt, the...
Krista Thie Hoyt
May 24, 2020 | White Salmon, WA
Glenn and I were so blessed to have Neil and
Peggy as our neighbors and friends in Chevy
Chase. We so enjoyed meeting their children and later the grandchildren. I cherish those memories. May you all feel the presence of
God's comfort.
Dodie Mills
April 09, 2020 | Sammamish, WA
Dear Liz, Dave, Peter, Susan and Paul: Our tears flow for our loss of your Dad but, yet, so many happy memories run through our minds of all the wonderful times we had while living next door to your family while isolated in a foreign land. There could never have been better neighbors and friends than Neil, Peggy and you when we lived in Waterloo, Belgium and through the following years stateside. How we exchanged rooster and elephant art; Neil's performances at the school; Peggy's...
Ellie Ramsey-Dye
March 28, 2020 | Monument, CO | Friend
Joanne and I were so sorry to hear of Neil's passing. He was a real gentleman and had the gift of making everyone feel welcome and comfortable as soon as you met him. He and Peggy raised a great family.
Bud Hufnagel
March 26, 2020 | Bellevue, WA | Friend
So sorry to hear of this great man's passing. He was a true gentleman who raised a great family.
Tannen Maury
March 24, 2020 | Round Lake Heights, IL | Friend
I didnt know you well but you were likable from the first moment. I had no idea all the wonderful and interesting things you had accomplished in your life. I know Your gift of song was handed down to David. A life well lived but cut short by this Virus. I know you will be missed by many.
Deanna Jones
March 24, 2020 | Parker, CO | Friend
A true Gentleman and friend who leaves me with many treasured memories from our time together in Africa which he enjoyed enormously, together with a hat! I shall remember him with fondness and love every time I wear it.Sending so much love and strength to his incredibly special family. His true resting place is in all of your hearts. Malcolm aka Fox
Malcolm Ainscough
March 24, 2020 | Johannesburg