Vernon Irving Lawson - LAWSON, VERNON I., Jr." August 18, 1920~May 30, 2010. Passed away at his home in Santa Rosa following a brief illness. He has joined his wife, Betty Lawson, whom he lost February 9, 2009 after almost sixty-six years of marriage. He will be sorrowfully missed by his family; son Merlin (Sharon) Lawson, his daughter Janet Lawson and his "Little Brother"