Ms Sally Ann Lawrence

On August 31, 2023, Sally Ann Lawrence beloved daughter of the late Evelyn (nee Donnelly) and John Heyer Lawrence Sr.; devoted sister of the late Nancy Lawrence Moore and the late John H. Lawrence Jr.; dear aunt of Richard W Moore Jr., Molly Moore Halleron, John H. Lawrence III, Patricia Lawrence Kane, Theresa Lawrence Riordan, Jennifer Lawrence Wright and the late Susan A. Lawrence. Also survived by great nieces and great nephews. Sally Ann Lawrence, a former SSND nun and lifelong Baltimore resident, passed away on August 31 after a brief illness. She was 85. Sally is survived by 6 nieces and nephews, and 16 grandnieces and grandnephews. Sally grew up in the Pinehurst neighborhood of Baltimore County, the daughter of John and Evelyn Lawrence. Her older brother John Lawrence, Jr. and younger sister, Nancy Lawrence Moore, predeceased her. Sally attended Notre Dame Preparatory School from 1st through 12th grade. Following graduation, Sally felt a calling from God to join the School Sisters of Notre Dame, where she received her religious name of Sr. Aileen. While a member of that order, Sally taught in parish schools in Florida, Annapolis, and Frederick, MD. She was loved greatly by her students. Later, she received her master's degree in counseling from Seton Hall University. She became a counselor at Notre Dame Prep, her alma mater. In 1977, her mother passed away, and then her father was diagnosed with lung cancer. This forced Sally to make a very difficult decision - stay with her order as a nun, which would prevent her from caring for her dad, or leave the SSND order and move back home to be there for her dad. She put family first and cared for her father until his death in 1985. Sally moved to the Belmont Forest condominiums in Mays Chapel in 1996. There, she made many great friends, with whom she went on numerous cruise vacations. She lived there for the rest of her life. Sally spent over 60 summers at the family home in Stone Harbor, NJ. She made everyone feel welcome there. She was a diehard Orioles and Ravens fan. She once attended a Ravens game when the temperature was 5 degrees! Her nieces and nephews were Sally's pride and joy. She attended countless games, recitals, graduations, first communions, and confirmations. She was always genuinely interested in their lives, sharing in their joys, successes and heartbreaks. Sally will be dearly missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know her. Please omit flowers. Memorials in her name may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Ms Sally Ann Lawrence

July 6, 1938 - August 31, 2023