Acton, Massachusetts
Was born in Zanesville, Ohio on May 12, 1916. As a young child, she marveled as her mother Ruth Meredith & her aunt Kitty joined a parade marching down main street to a women's voter registration table for the very first time. Margaret's father died when she was nine, and she moved into a...
Read MoreIf you are lucky sometime in your life you will meet a person who through intelligence, strength of character, compassion and commitment changes you in some basic and lifelong way into a better person.
I am lucky to have met Mrs Williams.
Her passing and Jim's comment above should remind us, in these cynical times, there is still work to be done.
James Ruch
September 02, 2008 | Tokyo
Leland and Margaret Williams in Balboa Park at a 1968 Peace Rally sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
A True War Hero
A true war hero has the grace and courage to resist a misguided war, especially one predicated on a lie. My parents were such heroes. The president who forged the war was forced to retire in disgrace without being elected to a second term. The full NSA report documenting the lie was declassified in January 2008 [cf Wikepedia article on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident].
James Williams
August 31, 2008 | Waterford, CT
Margaret was a warm, friendly person. She had a strong faith and deep sense of prayer. Our prayers are with her family.
Sr. Marilyn Pechillo
August 28, 2008 | Worcester, MA
Knowing your mother was a privilege for me, Jim; she was a wonderful lady and was so good to me. I'll very much miss seeing her and hearing her voice. She loved you very, very much.
Susan Schneider
August 26, 2008 | Waterford, CT
