07/12/2026
Ronnie “Tre” Lawson was only 17 when a car accident left him with serious injuries. He and a friend were driving home from a summer track meet when the car went off the road and fell into a 30-foot ravine.
Lawson suffered a brain injury, abdominal injuries, and an incomplete T12-L1 spinal cord injury. He lost feeling from the waist down and had to face a future that looked completely different from the one he imagined.
But his story did not end there. Years later, he became an educator and author, using his life to inspire special students.
His journey shows how strength can rise from pain and become purpose.
