George H. Lawrence Jr., of LaGrange transitioned into eternal life Jan. 11. He was 68 years old.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Lawrence; father, George Lawrence Sr.; father-in-law, Ernest Browne; aunt, Gloria Hawkins; uncles, Lewis Hawkins, Lambert Heyliger.
He is survived by his wife, Valerie Lawrence; daughter, Victoria Ashley Lawrence; son, Jordan Philip Lawrence; mother-in-law, Wendy Browne; godchildren, Ryan James, Rwanda McIntosh; cousins and other relatives, Tina Williams, Shaniqua Henry, Janiq Burris, Satira Henry, Zaria Smith, Zaniyah Smith, Jayson Davis, Joseph Johnson, Tamika, Kali, Autumn, Jeremiah and Dallas Johnson, Eric and Keisha Gordon, Keylani, Kaliyah and Kennedi Gordon, Derrick and Karen Hawkins, Tamara Hawkins, Derrick Hawkins Jr., Noah Hawkins, Dolores Abramson Iles and family, Charlene Abramson Joseph and family, John Abramson and family, Shawn Abramson Samuel, Laurie Thomas Jacobs; special friends, Marvin Matthew and family, Adrian Williams, Denard El-Amin, Tyrone and Hilary Michael and family, Liliete Richards James, Marcia Richards Stafford, Sarah Dessel and Ferdi Abraham and family, Hovensa Crew, St. Joseph Class of 1974, Chicken Shack family; other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
Funeral service will be held on Feb. 3 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Viewing will begin at 10am with service starting at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Frederiksted Cemetery.
Professional services are entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.