Thomas Francis Williams

04/06/1941 - 08/11/2025

Thomas Francis Williams, St. Augustine, Florida died August 11, 2025 at the age of 84 in the Bailey Hospice facility in St. Augustine, FL. He was born and raised in the Congress Heights neighborhood in Southeast D.C. He graduated from St. Johns College High School where he played football and was a member of the 1957 and 1958 City Championship teams. Even so, he sent all three of his sons to Gonzaga High School where they all played sports, and he grew to always cheer for Gonzaga to Beat St. Johns. He went to college at Mt. St. Mary's and later earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from American University. He worked for many years in the administration at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in D.C. eventually becoming the Chief Executive Officer. He then worked for many more years in the Federal Government at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. He was also a long time board member at the Democracy Federal Credit Union.

His wife of 38 years, Mary Jane Williams, had previously died on October 26, 2023. He was also predeceased by his parents, Thomas J. Williams and Sue Williams, his sister Mary Ellen Williams, and by his son, Daniel Williams, who died of leukemia at age 5 in 1969. He is survived by his sons, Robert Williams, Seward, NE; Michael Williams (Suzanne), Arlington, VA; Christopher Williams (Ricki), McLean, VA; and his sister, Sheila Goodale, his nephews Troy Goodale, Paul Goodale, and his niece, Vicki Thurman, all of Knoxville, TN. He is also survived by six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held at a later date in St. Augustine, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Community Hospice & Palliative Care - Bailey Center for Caring, St. Augustine, FL.