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| Spouse: |
Doris Tanner Laswell
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| Children: |
Melvin Laswell
Monica Laswell
Step-Children
Debra Golder
Donna Golder
Mary Allen
Roger Wilson
Michael Golder
Barry Golder
William Golder
Robert Golder
Jerry Golder
Milton Allen
Irvin Allen
Robert Allen
John Allen
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| Grandchildren: |
Donti
Jennifer
antony
david
ryan
Kevin
Todd
Ashia
Nikki
Julius
Tamara
Evan
Jordan
Ashley
Rahzya
Zakyia
Eric
Great- Grandchildren
Tenyea
Rachael
Kason
Zion
Darius
Rashad
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| Parents: |
Merrill Laswell and Lorena Laswell
Step-father
Joseph Cunningham
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| Siblings: |
Merrill Laswell Jr.
Marion Laswell
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| Grandparents: |
None listed
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Cemetery Location Map to Gravesite |
Birth Date: 3/1/1931
Death Date: 4/14/2002
Washington Park North Cemetery
Garden of st. Mark, Lot 110 B, Crypt 4
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| "I Remember"I remember the rudiments and rolling sands of your drum.I know how far you've come and where you started fromYour mother sacrificed to buy your first drum setAnd never once did she, that sacrifice regretYou had a certain way, to make kids come to youWith problems they knew, no one could salve but you.You played and coached your favorite sportFamily and friends all gained your supportI remember the fatherly advice you'd freely giveAnd the house rules, everyone under your roof had to liveYou gave from the heart and never held backFor you family and friends, there was never a lackYou touched the lives of so many throughout the yearsAnd know we say good-bye and wipe away our tears.To know you was to love you, tho' often misunderstoodYou were god's child, and he knew, inside you was so much good.Love, wife,Doris Laswell |
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Played at the Jazz Cooker in Broad Ripple for 15 consecutive years as the house band.
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Richard Dickie Laswell was the first black accepted as a percussionist in the prestigious US Marine Corps Band.
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