▁a ids . ▁ ▁This , ▁his ▁final ▁public ▁speech , ▁received ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation . ▁ ▁Hard ing ▁Luther ▁Lawrence ▁died ▁of ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁at ▁his ▁villa ▁in ▁Must ique , ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁preced ed ▁in ▁death ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Hard ing ▁L . ▁Lawrence , ▁Jr , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁his ▁parents . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁James ▁B . ▁Lawrence ▁of ▁Green ville , ▁Texas , his ▁ex - w ife , ▁J imm ie ▁George ▁B land ▁Lawrence , ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Well s ▁Lawrence , ▁a ▁son ▁State ▁R . ▁Lawrence ▁of ▁Green wich , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁three ▁daughters ▁Deb or ah ▁M . ▁Lawrence ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York , ▁Kath y ▁Bry an ▁of ▁Red ▁Bank , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁Pam ela ▁Lomb ard ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁Mr . ▁Lawrence ▁was ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁seven ▁grand children . ▁ ▁Board ▁members hips ▁ ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Dallas ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Council ▁on ▁World ▁Affairs ▁ ▁P ione er ▁Airlines ▁ ▁Bran iff ▁Air ways , ▁Inc ., ▁Chair man ▁ ▁Bran iff ▁International ▁Corporation , ▁Chair man ▁ ▁C ess na ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁ ▁L ing - Tem co - V ought ,