Pastor Lawson graduated from UCLA with a degree in History in 1954, and received his Master of Theology in 1957 from Augustana Theological seminary in Rock Island, Illinois in 1957. He served at Mt. Calvary, Anaheim (a congregation he helped found); Trinity, Pasadena; St. Paul's, Oakland; Bethany, Santa Clara; Mt. Calvary, Cypress; Trinity, Manhattan Beach and First, Torrance and as chaplain at Salem Lutheran Home retirement community in Oakland. He additionally served as Developer for the Board of American Mission in Stanton/Anaheim and as Vice-President of the Pacific Southwest Synod of the Lutheran Church in America.
In retirement he served as an Interim Pastor at First, Torrance; Trinity, Manhattan Beach; and Resurrection Redondo Beach.
At First, Torrance, Pastor Lawson created and was Executive Director of the social ministry organization FirstServe Community Services of the South Bay, and served as a Pastoral Associate until his passing. With his wife Carol he had three children: Janice, Andrea, and David.
Memorial arrangements will be shared as soon as they are known.
From Pastor Lawson's colleague and friend, Pastor William Hurst: we hear words that were very special to Floyd, and in many ways summed up his faith and service:
No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life;
life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife;
make us more than conqu'rors, through thy deathless love;
bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above.
Thine is the glory, risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry thou o'er death hast won!
