University of Illinois Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of James Williams
James Robert Williams 1942 - 2016 James Robert Williams, 74, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at home from gall bladder cancer. He was born in Indianapolis, Ind., on March 20, 1942, as the only child of Leo and Esther (Pickron) Williams. He attended East Leydon High School in Franklin Park, Ill., and received his BA from Blackburn College in Carlinville, Ill., in 1960 while laying brick to build the school's science building and...
