Leroy S. Williams Guest Book - All Faith Memorial Chapel

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Service Summary

Visitation2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Sun Dec 27, 2020

All Faith Memorial Chapel90 John Fitch BoulevardSouth Windsor, CT 06074

Funeral Service3:00 PM Sun Dec 27, 2020

All Faith Memorial Chapel90 John Fitch BoulevardSouth Windsor, CT 06074

Obituary

Born: Friday, August 7, 1931Died: Sunday, December 20, 2020

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Leroy S. Williams, 89, of West Hartford, passed

away due to COVID on Sunday, December 20,

2020. Leroy was a loving husband, father and

grandfather . He is survived by his loving wife of

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63 years, Helen Ligon Williams and four children.

Leroy was predeceased by his eldest son (Jerry

Williams) by five days, also from COVID.

Leroy was born in Claysburg, Pennsylvania, son of

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the late Borkin and Mary Williams. He graduated

from high school in Marion, South Carolina. He

met and married his college sweetheart at

Benedict College where he was a member of

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He received a

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Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Benedict

College in Columbia, SC. He served in the US

Army from June 1957 to June 1959. His Masters

Degree in Urban Education was granted from

Central Connecticut State University in New

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Britain, CT.

Leroy was an excellent provider and had many

exciting careers including real estate, lab chemist

at Pratt & Whitney, and employee at

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Stanadyne. He taught in the Hartford Public

School system; Barnard Brown, Quirk Middle

School and Hartford High School for over thirty

years. He had a deep love for teaching, learning,

and sharing knowledge.

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In the mid-2000s Leroy and Helen moved to SC

for a few years. Leroy cultivated many vegetables

including a huge, sweet potato that was state fair

worthy. His love of gardening followed him

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everywhere he went. He enjoyed planting

sunflowers and gardening at Brookdale Chatfield

in West Hartford where they lived.

He was an avid walker and participated in races to

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raise money for sickle cell anemia. He was 87

years old when he participated in his final

Thanksgiving Manchester Road Race. One of his

favorite pastimes was socializing with his best

friend, “Scoop” at the dog track. Leroy wanted to

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be remembered as “a very intelligent man, who

loved flowers and he loved people and he could

raise hell if he wanted to. No one could walk on

me. I was fair and straight and treated everyone

good.”

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He leaves to cherish loving memories his devoted

wife, Helen Ligon Williams; two daughters, Sheryl

Williams and Gwendolyn Williams Satchell

(Morris); two sons, Gregory Williams and Leroy

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“Roy” Williams II (Amy); four grandchildren,

Raymond Williams, Rahsaan Williams, Darrius

White and Jullian White; one brother, John

Williams (Earlene); one sister-in-law, Dorothy

Ligon Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio; a loving group of

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nieces, nephews, and cousins in Connecticut,

South Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, and New York who

will miss him dearly. He also leaves behind a

diverse group of buddies, friends, and

acquaintances. He is predeceased by his parents,

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son and siblings, Malachi, Borkin Jr., James,

George, Elouise, and Ernest.

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