Jan 22, 2021
The Rev. Richard L. Lawrence, age 74, of Springfield, MA and a former Herkimer resident, loving husband of the Rev. Patricia “Patti” (Hadcock) Lawrence, died at the Jewish Geriatric Lifecare Center in Longmeadow, MA early Thursday morning, January 7, 2021. His peaceful passing was the result of many years of decline due to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Dementia.
The Reverend Richard L. Lawrence was born in Steubenville, OH on September 29, 1946 to Raymond and Evelyn McCloskey Lawrence. Richard was the only son in a family of ten children. Growing up with nine sisters gave him a close understanding of females, which became a gift for our family as he became the father of four girls. Richard was a 1966 graduate of Jefferson – Union High School in Richmond, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor degree in Psychology from the University of Steubenville, Ohio in 1970 and a Master of Divinity degree from Methodist Theological School in Ohio in 1973.