Bruce Andrew Williams

Bruce was born to Robert and Dorothy (Taylor) Williams on November 2, 1954, in Philadelphia, PA. He spent most of his childhood in New Haven, CT and surrounding towns. He graduated from Amity High School in Woodbridge, CT in 1972 and Syracuse University in 1976. He married Virginia (Ginny) Pulito in 1979 in Trumbull, CT. He earned an MBA degree from Columbia University in 1982. Bruce pursued a career in the field of pharmaceutical marketing and worked for several large pharmaceutical and small biotech firms in New Jersey. Amongst his accomplishments was working with leaders in the HIV/AIDS community to achieve FDA approval of a therapeutic. He was on a team that devised a program to ensure strict safety measures for the use of a pharmaceutical critical for the treatment of a rare disorder, but which also posed serious harm if administered to pregnant women. He was active as a board member and president for a women’s health center in Somerville, NJ dedicated to providing care for women in need who did not qualify for Medicaid. He was a board member and president at the independent school, Rutgers Preparatory School, in Somerset NJ for many years and also a board member of a small women’s health company, Afaxys. He spent his non-professional time with his family and was a loving and devoted father to his children. He enjoyed going on bike rides and hikes, visiting museums and traveling with his family to visit National Parks and European countries. He and Ginny moved to Alexandria a year ago to be close to his 3 year-old granddaughter. His happiest times were when he was her.

Bruce is survived by his wife, Virginia Pulito; children Kathryn Williams and Craig Williams; daughter-in-law Danielle Williams; sister Peter Williams and brother John Glenn Williams; granddaughter Blake Williams.