Lovell Thomas Honor was born on March 3, 1958, in San Diego, California, to Dorothy M. Honor and Lennon Honor Sr. He was the youngest of their four children: Lucretia Marion Honor, Lenon Honor Jr. and Deborah Honor. Very early in his life, he found interest in sports, such as football, basketball, and boxing as well as fishing. He attended Lincoln High School until 1976. After high school he realized he was not an athlete and went on to spend his young adult years as a boat salesman in the harbor of San Diego.
In the mid-80s, Lovell moved to Long Beach, California, where he began his career at Long Beach Transit where he remained a loyal employee for over twenty years. He met and settled with the love of his life Jacqueline (Jackie) Davison and her two daughters : Laketia Matthews and Monique Martin.
Lovell spent the remainder of his days finding new interests such as art and music, that he would later share with his grandchildren.
On September 9, 2024, Lovell was called to his eternal place to rest.
Preceding him in death were father Lenon Honor, Sr., mother Dorothy M. Honor, sister Lucretia M. Honor, uncles; Alfred Payne, Henry Payne, and Darnell Payne, aunt Doris Payne-Morrant, and longtime family friend Larry.
Those left to celebrate Lovell’s memories is his beloved and best friend Jackie Davison of Long Beach, CA, daughter Sequioa Jones (Sire, Sasha, and Scotlyn), two step-daughters; Laketia Matthews (Amill and Ta’ny) and Monique Martin (Tatyana and Dawnte), and one great-granddaughter Naki, all of Long Beach, CA, brother Lenon Honor, Jr. (San Diego), sister Deborah Honor, cousins; Gary Payne and DeAndre Payne, nephews; Royal Honor and Rico Christian, and a host of other cousins.
