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His positive, uplifting personality always inspired others. He saw the glass half-full all the time. ... He was a tough man with a strong work ethic, that had a kind and gentle heart. ... His love for students and taking care of their needs, mattered most to him. He thought all of the students he encountered had a chance to succeed.“ I witnessed him, time and time again, give to his students out of his own pocket. Because of this love for children, he touched thousands of lives during his career.”<ref name=dspecht/></blockquote>

His positive, uplifting personality always inspired others. He saw the glass half-full all the time. ... He was a tough man with a strong work ethic, that had a kind and gentle heart. ... His love for students and taking care of their needs, mattered most to him. He thought all of the students he encountered had a chance to succeed.“ I witnessed him, time and time again, give to his students out of his own pocket. Because of this love for children, he touched thousands of lives during his career.”<ref name=dspecht/></blockquote>

Nico Van Thyn, former sports editor of ''The Shreveport Times'' and the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram, wrote in a blog of Williams: "Whether it was in athletics, as a player and coach, or in education, as a teacher or administrator, he met with success -- and earned respect."<ref name=ghilburn/>

Nico Van Thyn, former sports editor of ''The Shreveport Times'' and ''The Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', wrote in a blog of Williams: "Whether it was in athletics, as a player and coach, or in education, as a teacher or administrator, he met with success -- and earned respect."<ref name=ghilburn/>

At Louisiana Tech, Williams met his wife, the former Karen "Ki" Marlowe of Mangham in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana. The couple wed in the spring of 1969 and have three sons, W. W. "Trey" Williams, III, Christopher Marlowe "Chris" Williams, and Gregory Kyle "Greg" Williams, and six grandchildren. Williams died after a ten year battle with [[cancer]] at the age of seventy. Services will be held at the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Minden on March 25, 2018, with pastor Leland Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, also the resting place of his parents.<ref name=obit/>

At Louisiana Tech, Williams met his wife, the former Karen "Ki" Marlowe of Mangham in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana. The couple wed in the spring of 1969 and have three sons, W. W. "Trey" Williams, III, Christopher Marlowe "Chris" Williams, and Gregory Kyle "Greg" Williams, and six grandchildren. Williams died after a ten year battle with [[cancer]] at the age of seventy. Services will be held at the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Minden on March 25, 2018, with pastor Leland Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, also the resting place of his parents.<ref name=obit/>