Lawrence Sterling III

Lawrence Sterling was born and raised in East

Oakland, California. He attended Bishop O’Dowd High

School and graduated with the class of 1995. Lawrence

attended Baylor University afterwards and obtained

a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from

Baylor in 2001. While at Baylor University, Lawrence

became a member of Union Seal Lodge #64, Prince Hall Masonry.

Lawrence joined the United States Navy in 2003 and served honorably

until he was discharged in 2009. Lawrence’s parents are both from

Texas and are active members at Bethel Missionary Baptist church in

Oakland, California under the leadership of Rev. Herbert Guice.