C. Nicks Williams

My heart is breaking for you and the boys Elizabeth. My mom (Queenie Jones, former Woodside Plantation neighbor) and I were thinking of you all this morning so I decided to try to locate you all by searching for Nicks, and see he has transitioned. He was one of the best! Truly a great soul who brought joy to all. Loved him. Will be looking for you in Facebook to reconnect. I´m in Greenville, SC. Thoughts and prayers.

I knew Nicks and Elizabeth when I worked (and jogged) with him at the Savannah River Site. He was a wonderful friend, terrific father, and exceptional lawyer. I am so sad to hear of his passing. May God's comfort be with the family he loved so well.

Nicky Williams was a master communicator. I would often read his newsletter of stories gathered over the years from the SAEs of Vanderbilt University and wonder "Is this true, or a piece of his imagination as a fictional writer?" Either way I would laugh, and tell my wife and family "this Nicks Williams is hilarious". He lives on in our lives because we had a chance to form a unique relationship with him. He motivated me to remember stories of Tennessee Nu. Nicky always appreciated the...

We owe Nicks so much for pulling the Vanderbilt SAE chapter classes closer together. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Man, what a guy. I owe my involvement in the South Carolina SAE chapter and a ton of renewed frienships from Vanderbilt to Nicks. Quite a story since I graduated almost 20 years later. It was a pleasure to visit with him at homecoming each year. We spoke by phone many times. You boys have a father you should be super proud of!...Eddie Stivers Vandy '93

Sending love and prayers for comfort.
Affectionately,

I never met Nicks but I truly feel like I've lost a friend.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon has meant a great deal individually to the more than 1000 living alumni of the Vanderbilt chapter, Tennessee Nu. Through his amazing work to find us all, Nicks has brought us all together again. His thoughtfulness, clever encouragement and endless research and commentary have recreated the institution of Tennessee Nu once again and built it around the memory of a once in a lifetime person. Thanks, Nicks--a true gentleman.

Though I only met him in person just once, Nicks had a profound impact on re-connecting me with so many of my brothers at Tn NU chapter SAE at Vanderbilt University, all through a simple email newsletter.

For the last 5 years, Nicks reported, encouraged, cajoled, and certainly corralled over 1,000 SAE alumni from Vanderbilt, single-handedly bringing us all back home together.

He reported on missing brothers, he re-established a list of everyone in the chapter, he...