Patriarch
Walter Charles
Williams passed away on July 2, 2004 at Mercy
Hospital from a blood infection. He passed
peacefully in his sleep. He was admitted to the
hospital on the night of June 30th to get stronger
antibiotics but quickly lost consciousness when the
infection entered his bloodstream. He was in no pain
at all. We all count him lucky to have had minimal
illness throughout his entire life. The infection
just continually made him more tired until he went
into a coma-like condition. He was only two months
shy of being 96 years old. Walter will be buried
with Marie Louise,
his wife of over 70 years who died in October of
2002, at Camellia Memorial Lawn in Rancho Cordova
according to his wishes and in view of the Sierra
Nevada mountains he loved. The family requests no
flowers please. A memorial will be scheduled later
at the graveside.
Walter
had the privilege of witnessing most of a century pass
and probably the most interesting century ever in human
history. At 8 years old he watched soldiers go off to
World War I. He was born in 1908 before autos, airplanes
and radios were common. Yet he watched men land on the
moon and even participated in the effort at Aerojet. He
lived to see his family grow to about 33 people from
coast to coast including grandchildren, great
grandchildren and spouses. He became an orphan at a
young age and was raised by his older sisters. He also
was the last of his large family to pass on. And the
last of his whole generation in the extended family. You
can view photos of
Walter and his poem
to his sister Stella whom he cherished so much. Walter
Williams and Marie Bollinger Williams lived into their 90s
and lived in Rancho Cordova, CA. They were born in or
near Evansville, IN and married there 70 years ago. They
moved to California in 1946 and their large
extended family spreads across the country but a large
segment live near them in the Sacramento area.
Ancestors of Walter were
mainly from Indiana, Kentucky and the Carolinas
including revolutionary and civil war soldiers. Marie’s
were primarily from Indiana, Chicago, Germany and
Switzerland. Both were from large farm families who
moved to Evansville in the early 1900s. Descendants include four
living generations now from their three children. Walter
and Marie are survived by ten grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren. They and their spouses total 29. There
are four living generations and one of the youngest
generation is engaged to be married.
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