Carroll Robert Lovelace

Summoned by God for a Journey of Sustained Faith Carroll Robert Lovelace was born on December 17, 1958, to the late Thomas Howard Lovelace and Frances Robertson Lovelace in South Boston, VA. God knew his earthly mission was done and called him to eternal rest on March 18, 2024. Carroll attended and graduated from public schools in Halifax County. He matriculated to Virginia State University and received his bachelor’s degree in information systems in 1982. His career included Information Technology endeavors. He established Lace Management, an IT consulting company. He had a passion for music and was a regularly requested DJ for 30 years in the DC, MD, and VA area. Carroll married his college sweetheart, Gloria Carter, and was a loving, devoted husband until her death in 2014. From their union came his son, Brandon Carroll. His support, unconditional love and devotion to Brandon were unrelenting and undeniable. While not their birth father, he thought of Andre, Devon, and James as his adopted sons. Carroll helped and supported many students, families and individuals in Montgomery County, MD, especially as a Cluster Coordinator in the school district. Carroll loved algorithms and ironically, his next sweetheart was also a Virginia born native and a Virginia State University graduate. In 2020, he married Evelyn Perry and gained a stepson, Drew Robinson. As a blended family, along with Brandon’s fiancé, Kandace Brown, they became the “Bamblu Gang.” Carroll was reared in a Christian household and accepted Christ as a child. He was a long-standing member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Rockville, MD. In 2020, Praying On Purpose (POP) Nation was established, and he became a devoted prayer warrior (listening and participating). This mighty group, along with many others, prayed fervently with, and for him, during his toughest health challenges. His belief and trust in his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ enabled him on his journey of sustained faith. Carroll leaves loving family and friends to celebrate his memories, including his wife, Evelyn Perry-Lovelace; his son, Brandon (Kandace); his stepson, Drew Robinson; his two sisters, Sarah (David) Fountain and Beulah Mae (Breedlove) Ford; his three brothers, Gerald (Helen) Lovelace, Garry (Vanessa) Lovelace and Dwight (Aries Lee) Lovelace; his aunt, Ruby (James) Coleman; and a host of nieces, nephews, family relatives and dear friends. Carroll was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife; his three brothers, Steven, Howard and James Lovelace; his two sisters, Selma and Mattie Lovelace. There is a poem called The DASH by Linda Ellis. It states, in part, the following: At the funeral of a friend, a man referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning to the end. He noted the date of birth and the date of death. He said what really mattered most of all was the DASH between those years, for that DASH represents all the time that we spend alive on earth. It does not matter how much we own; what matters is how we live, love, and spend our DASH. We will keep Carroll’s legacy alive because he lived, loved, and touched us all with his DASH. You are invited to take some time to consider what Carroll’s DASH meant to you.

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Carroll Robert Lovelace

December 17, 1958 - March 18, 2024