Veronica Dyer

REV. VERONICA ELAINE DYER was born July 29, 1958 in Baltimore, Maryland to Clodis R. Dyer, Sr. and Barbara A. Dyer Davis. She was the eldest of eight children. A brother, Ivan J. Dyer, preceded her in death. She attended the Baltimore City Public School System and graduated from Northwestern High School. Later, she attended Morgan State University where she was initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Rev. Veronica transferred to Howard University and received a B.S. In engineering. In 2002, she received a Master's Degree from Howard School of Divinity – Summa Cum Laude. She later attended Johns Hopkins University where she was studying for an Advanced Degree in Engineering. Rev. Veronica also attended classed at God's Glorious Bible College and Discipleship Classes under the tutelage of Bishop Dr. Deborah O. Gilmore, Founder. Rev. Veronica was a Certified Engineer for over 20 years and was employed by Ford Aerospace, General Dynamics, IBM, Northrop Grumman and Booz Allen Hamilton. She was employed at the Department of Defense, NSA at the time of her death. For many years Rev. Veronica worked at Barnes & Noble. She enjoyed being an entrepreneur and grant writer. Rev. Veronica was a God-fearing woman, possessing the characteristics of the Holy Spirit – the “Fruit of the Spirit.” She reverenced the Lord and always put God first. Rev. Veronica attended a few churches in her lifetime which included New Shiloh Baptist Church where she ministered through song on the Praise Team; Bethel A.M.E. Church where she was active in the Women's Ministry. She was a faithful member of To God Be The Glory Church of Worship International since 2009 under the leadership of Bishop Dr. Deborah O. Gilmore, Pastor; Dr. Gregory A Gilmore, Sr. and Pastor Gregory A. Gilmore, Jr. She was very active as an Elder of the Church; was the Minister over the Evangelist Ministry Team; an officer in the Women's Ministry (2nd Vice President and Assistant to Chaplain); a board member, just an all-around Servant of God! Rev. Veronica was one of the first members of a Women's Ministry, Sisters In Christ Victorious Ones Ministries (SICVO) founded by Min. Deborah Gilmore (now Bishop Dr. Deborah Gilmore). This Ministry consisted of women from various denominations helping to feed the homeless, helping wayward and abused women to get help. This ministry also helped women to have a platform in bringing forth the Word of God by giving them a place to minister the true Word to others. Rev. Veronica was fondly called “Roni.” She was an avid reader. Family was a very important part of Roni's life. She was a food connoisseur. She loved shopping and to dress her best; loved her siblings; loved gospel music and she liked some oldies but goodies too. Back to the clothes – she loved to shop at Burlington Coat Factory to shop until she dropped. She was a giver of goodies to the children of the church which they enjoyed tremendously! As Rev. Veronica rests in Paradise, having achieved the ultimate expression of God's Glory; she will truly be missed and cherished by all her family members and friends who had the privilege of knowing her and experiencing her love. To cherish the memories of her stay on earth, Rev. Veronica leaves: her father, Clodis R. Dyer Sr.; mother, Barbara A. Dyer Davis; sister, Pamela V. Brown and brother-in-law, Wayne; two brothers, Clodis R. Dyer Jr. and Tony Johnson; nieces, Paige C. Dyer, Tranae Dyer, Lauren Dyer and Iyanna Dyer; nephew, Ivan Dyer Jr.; God-family members, Latarsha Randolph-Cox, Tracey Dozier, Autumn Powell and Jureco Hall; aunts, uncles, cousins; a very special mentor/friend, Bishop Dr. Deborah O. Gilmore (her spiritual mom); and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Veronica Dyer

July 29, 1958 - November 6, 2016