▁them ▁throughout ▁their ▁lives . ▁Even ▁with ▁Lawrence ' s ▁great ▁success ▁it ▁was ▁beyond ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁ret ire ▁and ▁move ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁lux ur ious ▁home ▁he ▁had ▁built ▁for ▁her ▁in ▁Dallas . ▁She ▁operated ▁the ▁hotel ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁military ▁service ▁Lawrence ▁attended ▁Gla de water ▁High ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁two ▁years ▁early , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁less - than - stell ar ▁academic ▁record . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁Kil g ore ▁Junior ▁College , ▁where ▁his ▁gr ades ▁earned ▁him ▁membership ▁in ▁an ▁academic ▁hon ors ▁group . ▁Lawrence ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁by ▁Dallas ▁A viation ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁Director ▁of ▁F lying . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Major ▁William ▁F . ▁Long , ▁who ▁would ▁employ ▁Lawrence ▁in ▁two ▁additional ▁av iation ▁positions ▁after ▁his ▁w art ime ▁service . ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁RA AF ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Toronto , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁with ▁LA AF ▁at ▁She pp ard ▁Field ▁and ▁Bry an , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Toronto ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁LA AF ▁Base ▁Unit ▁in ▁Lem o ore ,