L.-Byrd-Obituary

L. Lawson Byrd

Peninsula, Virginia

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Alzheimer's Association

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L. Lawson Byrd GLOUCESTER - The Rev. L. Lawson Byrd, Ed.D., passed away Dec. 9, 2010. He was born in Darlington, S.C., June 21, 1926 to the late David Alexis Byrd and Minnie Louise Gainey. He was predeceased by his 10 siblings, Clarence, Charlotte, Carl, William, Robert, James, Laurin, Harold,...

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Early after we first met, I was calling him "Rev." He thought I was calling him "Reb," and apparently didn't like that, despite his being Southern born. I explained, and he said that, yes, he was a Reverend, but followed that with, "Call me Lawson." From then on, that's what I called him.