Lloyd was born September 6, 1944 in Washington D.C., the son of the late Lloyd W. Hemphill Sr. and Dolores Hemphill (nee Brandon).

Lloyd graduated from Dorsey High School and American University in Washington D.C. He honorably served his country with the US Army during Vietnam. He was a life-time entrepreneur and loyal business partner. He served faithfully in his diocese and community.

Lloyd was well known as a devoted family man. In fact, it was his family that caused him to settle in Cleveland. He had been a former Defense Department contractor in the telephony area, an arena that required a significant security clearance. 

But when circumstances found one of his daughters in Cleveland in need of serious and expensive medical care and recuperation, the fact that Catholic charity came to his family's aid led him to shift careers and go to work for the local diocese.

Lloyd's strategic analytical sense was often masked behind his infectious, almost rambunctious laugh. He also had a love of music and martial arts.

Andre Morrison, a longtime friend and business associate, admired Lloyd for his determination and his always active focus on the entrepreneurial opportunity. "Lloyd believed that business relationships were best nurtured and grown by personal relationships," and he was guided by that premise in his work.

Another business associate, Tony Jones, who served as technical advisor for a number of Lloyd's ventures, recalls him fondly as insightful and "a gifted raconteur. He had an elder's wisdom."

Hemphill's wisdom and solutions-oriented approach to problems likely helped him navigate what was often an especially challenging atmosphere for black men in the late 1960s and early 1970s as they sought to enter and succeed in spaces that were often hostile to their very presence. But he persevered. His proudest accomplishment outside of being a devoted father and family man, may have the five straight awards he won from the Department of Defense for managing the top worker training program under the Telecommunications Workforce Development Act.

Lloyd's survivors include his wife, Deborah (nee Cables); his nine children, Cecily (Henry Adams), Brandon, Timothy, Rachel (Robert) Dippong, David, John Paul, Leah, and Sarah; nine grandchildren, Maya, Iylla, Amina, Brandon Jr., Brian, Cerulean, Kai, Izaiah and Ramona; one great-grandchild Raya, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his son, Gabriel.

The family will receive friends on Friday, April 8, 2022 from 4p-9p at Craciun Berry Funeral Home, 7200 Detroit Ave. [44102]. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 1p at St. Stephen Church, 1930 West 54 St. [44102]. Interment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook Park. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.craciunberryfuneral.com for the Hemphill family.