Trouble with Lion Partition Resize

Macbook Pro Mid-09
Lion 10.7.4
I had 3 Partitions set up on my HD. 1 for Lion, 1 for another Work, and 1 for Bootcamp.
I opened Disk Utility and erased my Work partition (Empty Space between Mac and Boot). Afterwards, I attempted to resize the Macintosh HD partition to its fullest extent without interrupting my bootcamp partition. I drag the corner and hit apply. The message says the partition resizing is complete however it reverts back to its original size immediately afterwards.
I searched the forum and attempted the USB recovery utility method. I ran the verifications and the disk did not need any repairs. Once again, I attempted to resize the partition. It says its complete but once again goes back to its original size.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Shootist007 wrote:
Did you hit the Minus sign ( - ) at the bottom of the partition layout area.(?)
yes. I deleted the middle partition (shows up gray in pic) by pressing the ( - ).
Shootist007 wrote:
If not do that after you Highlight the partition you want to put back into the Lion partition.
re-phrase?
I'm trying to resize "Macintosh HD" to expand over the gray area.

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