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Memories and Condolences
for Latanya Williams
Clarence L.
July 1, 2021
.....keeping you all in our prayers.
Twyla Burks
July 1, 2020
It's been 5 years, but it still feels like yesterday. Many days when life happens I just want to walk across the street and share or get advice from you. You will always be in my heart my sister/friend.
R W
August 15, 2015
RIP
Michael H & Ermalene D Gault Sr
July 26, 2015
Rodney & Family,
Tanya is at peace. Think of the good times and smile. For comfort read Ecclesiastes 3:1-15,17,19,20,+22. I had the pleasure of meeting your wife at our class reunion dinner. May the Most High God bring you peace during this time.
Kelly Rothermel
July 20, 2015
Rodney,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. I will always remember her warm conversation and heartfelt advice.
Walt Brown
July 11, 2015
Our Prayers are with "NEE" and Mildred, Little Rodney, Bobbie. She will be missed. Remember all the good times from JR. High, High School, Concerts from the 70's and party's at your house. With Alona, Joyce, Gary, Mike-Mike. We love you and will miss you deeply Walt, Eileen Brown
Kathryn (Kathy) Jackson-Weathersby
July 11, 2015
To the Williams Family,
You have our deepest sympathy in the loss of your wife and mom. Tanya was a great woman and she will be missed. Rodney you all are in our prayers.
EDWIN CRUMP
July 11, 2015
Rodney, our prayers go up for you and your family during this time.
Ruth Miner King
July 11, 2015
Rodney, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless during this time of sorrow
Coach Eric and Angela Yarbrough
July 11, 2015
Rodney we want to extend our sincerest condolences. We are here if you need us. The Yarbroughs
July 11, 2015
I want to extend my heartfelt prayers and condolences to my high school classmate Rodney Williams and to his family. I met your wife Latanya at our Class Reunion in 2013. It didn't take long to recognize that she was a woman of faith, wisdom and distinction. May her legacy live on.
Tatiana Congress
July 10, 2015
You will truly be missed Mrs. Williams. You were an outstanding role model of confidence and class and I loved having you as a cheerleading coach. I hope you are resting in peace and that your beautiful sole makes it to heaven.
Tatiana Congress
(21st Century Charter School Class of 2014)
Yolonda King-Manna
July 9, 2015
I am so sorry for your loss. I pray that God gives you strength as you prepare for your loved one's home going..
Daisy Curtis & Dorothy Curtis
July 9, 2015
To the Family of LaTanya,
As you prepare for the Homegoing of your Beloved LaTanya, may words of comfort and sympathy stay with you and in time become words of healing!
Your Sisters in Christ,
Clarence Lobdell
July 9, 2015
Mrs. Williams was the best! She was one of a handful of parents that we knew REALLY cared about us all and showed it with the tough love we all needed in order to push ourselves and realize our full potentials. She attended the PTA meetings, sold tickets for the dance recitals, and cheered us on at the football games. In a community where it was so easy to follow the wrong path, Mrs. Williams was there to serve as a guiding light.
Among the many great memories I have of time spent with her, I remember when I would visit the house a day or two after a football game. I would walk in with my chest up and my head held high, proud of our team victory the past Friday and my role in helping achieve the win. Mr. and Mrs. Williams would ask me how I felt about the game and proceed to point out EVERYTHING I did wrong! It was incredibly humbling. Haha. Most importantly, it taught me to never settle for good and to always resolve to give my very best.
She taught us all so much about so many things that, while we may not have understood at the time, would become invaluable lessons for us to apply as young adults. She was such an amazing role model!
As I sit at my desk at the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, regretful that I will not be able to attend Mrs. Williams' service, I smile and thank her for all she did to help me earn this seat.
Mr. Williams, Rodney II, and Shannon: I love you all and appreciate you sharing her with us during her time on this earth.
On behalf of the Lobdell/Connell family, please accept our condolences and continued prayers during this difficult time.
Karen London
July 9, 2015
To Rodney Williams & Family: Rod we all know LaTanya fought a good fight, God knew best, she is resting know, Latanya is OK Today, we are so sorry for your loss. DANIEL AND KAREN (Poonie) LONDON
Ricky & Georgie Haskins
July 9, 2015
Praying for and thinking of all of you. May your love for Jesus sustain you through this time.
wanda moore
July 9, 2015
What a beautiful lady. Renee not only taught us how to live, but how to die. What a strong solider for God. Mrs. Childs & Renee's family you are in our prayers. Love you much.
De Wayne & Robin Ellis
July 9, 2015
Our deepest sympathy to Rodney and his family on the demise of his beloved wife. We're praying that the light of God's face shines on you in the darkness of your grief.
Ida Everett
July 9, 2015
My sincere condolences go out to Rodney, Rodney, Jr. and Shannon. Latanya will be greatly missed. May God wrap his loving arms around you in your time of sorrow.
Sincerely,
Ida Everett
Will Hargrove
July 9, 2015
Rodney and Family,
May the Lord keep you in peace during this time of sorrow, and may pleasant memories of your loved one comfort you always.
Kha McDonald
July 9, 2015
Blessings and prayers to Soror Latanya's family.
Kha Thomas McDonald
NU '79
July 9, 2015
Connie towns
Anissa Smith
July 8, 2015
God's strength for Tanya's family. She was such a warm-hearted person with a bubbly personality, always willing to help someone she THOUGHT was in need. It was that bubbly personality (and her ability to talk almost non-stop) that made me nickname her "Taz." I had great times with her as a colleague and friend. She will be truly missed by the many lives she blessed. Rest In Heaven Taz.
July 8, 2015
May the wonderful memories help LaTanya's family through this very difficult time. My prayers, thoughts and deepest sympathy are with you. LaTanya was a vibrant person and I can't help but to remember all the great times we all had at Northwestern. Now there is no more pain. May my Soror now rest in peace with God.
~Soror Allyson Withers
Lavista Marable
July 8, 2015
My sincere condolences to Rodney and the family. I am so sorry for your loss and will keep you in prayer.
Sue Mazepa
July 8, 2015
My sincere sympathy to Rodney and the rest of LaTanya's family I have many good memories from our time together at the Park Department. She was a very dynamic person and will truly be missed. She touched many lives and will live on a long time in those memories.
Joann Carter
July 8, 2015
To the entire family of Latanya; know that God will see you through this. Just Trust Him. My prayers are with you all.
Gerald, Soror Tracie & Lindsey Simmons
July 8, 2015
Williams Family,
We are deeply saddened by the news of your loss. We pray that God will grant you the strength needed to get through this moment in your life. Our most sincere condolences.
July 8, 2015
A GOOD SOROR
A good SOROR is proud of herself. She respects herself and others. She is aware of who she is. She neither seeks definition from the person she is with, nor does she expect them to read her mind. She is quite capable of articulating her needs.
A good SOROR is hopeful. She is strong enough to make all her dreams come true. She knows love, therefore she gives love. She recognizes that her love has great value and must be reciprocated. If her love is taken for granted, it soon disappears.
A good SOROR has a dash of inspiration, and a dabble of endurance. She knows that she will, at times, have to inspire others to reach the potential God gave them. A good SOROR knows her past, understands her present, and moves toward the future.
A good SOROR knows God. She knows that with God the world is her playground, but without God she will just be played. A good SOROR does not live in fear of the future because of her past. Instead, she understands that her life experiences are merely lessons, meant to bring her closer to self knowledge and unconditional self love. SOROR Smile...YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT GOING ON! So Keep ON Keeping On.
RIP Soror Tanya
Anonymous
Sisterly Soror Tracie M. Johnson-Simmons
July 8, 2015
A GOOD SOROR
A good SOROR is proud of herself. She respects herself and others. She is aware of who she is. She neither seeks definition from the person she is with, nor does she expect them to read her mind. She is quite capable of articulating her needs.
A good SOROR is hopeful. She is strong enough to make all her dreams come true. She knows love, therefore she gives love. She recognizes that her love has great value and must be reciprocated. If her love is taken for granted, it soon disappears.
A good SOROR has a dash of inspiration, and a dabble of endurance. She knows that she will, at times, have to inspire others to reach the potential God gave them. A good SOROR knows her past, understands her present, and moves toward the future.
A good SOROR knows God. She knows that with God the world is her playground, but without God she will just be played. A good SOROR does not live in fear of the future because of her past. Instead, she understands that her life experiences are merely lessons, meant to bring her closer to self knowledge and unconditional self love. SOROR Smile...YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT GOING ON! So Keep ON Keeping On.
Anonymous
Sisterly Soror Tracie M. Johnson-Simmons
Twyla Burks
July 8, 2015
I will miss you forever as my sister/friend, and was truly blessed to have had you to cross my path in life. RIP surrounded in love.
Maria Beeler-Wright
July 8, 2015
LaTanya meant a lot of wonderful things, to a lot of people who knew her. She was also my cheerleading teammate at Male High School-- 1974 squad, whom I had great respect for; and even then, she was all about business with a big heart, and what she taught me, I taught others. May you rest in peace my sister-friend.
This life is but one step in a much greater journey! Love ya!
Class of 1975
Min. Coach Gary
July 8, 2015
To Rodney and family I offer you my deepest sympathy. May God grant your loved one eternal rest in Him.
July 7, 2015
May God give your family the strength they will need to get through this trying time. "Weeping may endure for a night, but.......!" Peace to the family, . Veronica Logan -Logan LMHS, 1974.
Dwaina Reeder
July 7, 2015
Tanya would get upset with anyone who said "ain't", correct you real quick to "isn't"!! LOL A one of a kind good hearted person. You will be missed on earth and I will keep your family and loved ones in my prayers. I will see you in purple and gold at the big Pep Rally over there.
Dwaina Brooks-Reeder
Jeffersonville, In.
Class of "74
Eugene Combs Jr.
July 7, 2015
LaTanya, blessed friend, wife, and mother, was a pioneer at Northwestern University and valued community leader. May life perpetual shine upon her, in Christ's name, Amen. The Combs family offers our deepest condolences to her husband (my Ship), her children, and her nuclear family.
July 7, 2015
We were team members of the Male High School cheerleading squad of 1974. I will cherish our wonderful memories and accomplishments during our Male High School years. My condolences, to the family. Keeping you all lifted up in prayer. Karen Wells
Donna Reid
July 7, 2015
God blessed the life of my sister. Our family will continue to pray for the Family.
Dianna Foster
July 7, 2015
Mothers/Grandmothers are special and one of God's most greatest creation. No one can tell you how to feel or have the right words to soothe your pain. In times where you feel a void, remember that Mrs. Williams was a Woman of God and if she were here sitting next to you right now, she would want to you remember that even though we loved her, God loved her best. She would want us to find comfort and peace in knowing that where she is, there is no more pain. Finally, she would say.."I'm just fine, now get yourself together, I'm right here waiting on you :-)
God Bless with love Dianna Foster & Shaniah Williams
Pat Thurman
July 7, 2015
Louisville Male High School Class '74. We will miss Latanya. Praying peace for the family.
Carl Williams
July 7, 2015
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
July 7, 2015
To LaTanya's family, I offer my sincere condolences. I appreciate getting to know LaTanya through our many years spent together in our local Pop Warner programs, and most recently working together on the District Cheer Board. I will miss her smiling face and sweet disposition. I also would like to say thank you on behalf of all of the children whose lives were touched by her service. Tracy McCullough
Rosemary Todd
July 7, 2015
LaTanya was and is a beautiful person inside and out. Her body made be departed but her spirit will live on eternally. May God bless and keep her family in his arms and comfort them through these very hard troubling times. Seems like yesterday we were running the halls of Male High School, but time moves first and life even faster. Bless You
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