Omar L. Williams Jr.

I grew up watching Omar's on-air professionalism. He kindly visited with me when I graduated from college and began looking for a sportscasting job. I became the "voice of the Buckeyes' and will always be grateful for the journalistic integrity of Omar, Tom Hamlin at Channel 7, and Si Burick and Ritter Collett and other writers at Dayton's two newspapers. Thank you, Omar. You set the bar high for all of us who followed you. Chuck Underwood

Remember when he came to WLWD
in Dayton.Was a teenager,impressed
with his sports approach.Later as
a wresting mc.Sorry for your loss.
Thomas D. Kennedy,Baltimore,Md.

Stuart, I am sorry to hear about your Father. I hope you are doing well.

My wife, Jody, and I remember Omar and his great wit and humor. We've known him a long time and valued his friendship.

From the days of Omar and Janice, family and friends to the days of Omar and companion Betty(we introduced them) and her family and friends, it has been a remarkable time. After Janice passed, Omar bought a condo near ours on Southdale Drive, what fun we had teaching him to wash, iron and cook(well, somewhat) had many meals with him and then he would say "tomorrow night is on me at T.I. We are so glad we went to Marco to see them a month ago, and even more happy to have called them the...

The many paths taken by the folks who knew and worked with Omar all led to one path and brought us together again yesterday at the funeral. I looked at his funeral as a celebration of life, from his grandson talking of how inspiring his grandpa was to him or Kris’s thoughts on Omar’s ride to the pearly gates.

When I covered Sports with Omar I was lucky enough to meet folks like Pete Rose, Mohammed ail, Paul Brown or two old men playing horseshoes. He treated all with respect and...