Growing up in a family of six, Jerry Lawrence remembers the tension in his home as a young elementary age boy.
Although his father tried to support his family, and he was an honest person, personal wounds of his father’s upbringing created a tapestry of emotional and dysfunctional behavior. Jerry’s morning preparations for school were so chaotic that his walk to school usually made him sick to his stomach.
Jerry’s response to dealing with this situation translated into the development of a highly motivated youth who found employment that helped him and his siblings afford the most basic needs of life; needs that would not have been available, otherwise.
Jerry was able to cultivate a high level of tenacity that developed a self-reliance in him that achieved a wonderful life of family, community and professional successes.