Candace Williams Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Danbury, Connecticut

On the Way to Hollywood
How to comprehend the terrible symmetry that returned Candace Lee Williams to the place of her triumph, the World Trade Center? A 20-year-old student in the cooperative work-study program at Northeastern University in Boston, she toiled from January to June at Merrill Lynch as an intern on the 14th floor of 1 World Trade Center. "They loved her there so much, they took her out to dinner on her last day, and sent her home in a limousine," said her mother, Sherri. "Then they wrote Northeastern a letter saying, `Send us five more like Candace.'"

After finishing midterm exams in her June-to-December schedule, instead of returning home to Danbury, Conn., Ms. Williams agreed to meet her Northeastern roommate, Erin, at her home in California. "They'd rented a convertible preparing for the occasion, and Candace wanted her picture taken with that Hollywood sign," her mother said. So on Sept. 11 in Boston, Candace boarded Flight 11, which was then hijacked and sent crashing into the same trade center tower where she had worked. "The airline told us she was seated next to an 80-year-old grandmother on the plane," her mother said, "and I know that Candace was consoling that woman to the last."

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Candace .. Today 9/9/23 coming up on the 22nd year from when some extremely bad individuals decided it was OK for them to take your life and so many others. To the family and friends of Candace ... please know that Candace will never be forgotten. Hearing about Candace's consoling nature makes me think that whenever you experience something cool or want to do something special for someone, share these moments with her ... the goosebumps you feel at that moment, sharing it with Candace, I...

Tom H

September 09, 2023 | San Jose, CA

Even though I never met you Candace, on this day in 2006, I found your story and your picture and you changed my life, no matter what, I am going to forever love you

Derek

September 04, 2021

Even though I never knew or met her, she looks like one of those friends who would help you and keep you going in life whatever would go on, I feel emotional sometimes to know you were took at such a short age cause you had a life ahead of you but your legacy is never forgotten, Rest peacefully.

Dan

June 05, 2021

Candace seemed wonderful, like someone I would want to be friends with. So sad that she was taken too soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of her family and friends who still mourn this loss. We will never forget.

McKell Swain

September 17, 2020 | Grove City, OH

Heartfelt condolences to the family. Candace is still very sadly missed and will never be forgotten.

Kindred Family

March 30, 2020

I miss writing to you, hope you are taking care of yourself in heaven. I had an okay October.
And I'm looking forward to the first Worldseries game tonight.

Alex

October 22, 2019

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Randy Grolich

September 12, 2019 | Danbury, CT | Friend

I happen to live in a house where your mother lived and I still have memorial stone with your name in my back yard by flag pole. I keep it up and light a candle every year. RIP you not forgotten.

September 12, 2019

Dear Candice,
The tragic events in Texas last month were really saddening. Like, the El Paso one and the Odessa shooting. And some young lives were taken too soon last week, one of which was a 15-year-old girl.
It almost mirrors your loss from 9/11.
I will think of you once that tragic anniversary comes, though.

September 03, 2019

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