Milton A. Williams

Milton A. Williams age 91, died Sunday, May 25, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. Milt grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he attended high school at St. Paul Academy Country Day School where he excelled in both academics and athletics. He started at the University of Minnesota in 1941, where his sweetheart Virginia was a student. In his freshman year he practiced with the varsity hockey team, and joined the team in 1942, the year they won the Big Ten Championship.

In 1942, Milt enlisted in the Reserve Corps, and was called up in April 1943. The army gave him advanced mechanical engineering training and during a furlough from training, he and Virginia were married on October 5, 1943. In April of 1944 his unit was shipped to Fr. Leonard Wood and integrated into the 97ty infantry division. His unit was sent to France and then on to Germany. He was saved from being part of the invasion of Japan by the atom bomb.

After the war, Milt finished his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and played semi-pro hockey. After graduation, he joined Union Carbide and moved to La Marque, Texas. He took early retirement in April 1978. By now, Milton and Virginia had two sons, Milton and Ted, and a daughter, Marnie. They discovered Round Top in 1968 and eventually bought a 10 acre plot and moved an old farm house onto the property. The family spent many happy years together at the farm.

The family was devastated when Milt's wife of 31 years, Virginia, was diagnosed with cancer in 1972 and died at the end of 1973. After a brief second marriage to Katherine Steward, a mutual friend brought him and Sarah Hindsman, who lived in Austin, together. They were married on May 31, 1980, and Sarah became his partner in his consulting business. Milt's energy and drive led to many wonderful trips together, and a shared ministry to retirement homes developed with St. Matthews Episcopal Church. Milt spent many wonderful times at Great Hills Country Club with his golf buddies. He was always grateful for their friendship and camaraderie.

Milt credited his long and happy life to 5 things: genes, exercise, eating well, staying active, and having faith. He will always be remembered for his energy, strong will, perseverance, curiosity, and loyalty. He loved his family, his 5 grandchildren, and his great grandchildren. He had a life well lived, and he is in Heaven now telling God how to run his business. Bon Nuit.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 2nd at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa Drive.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Matthews Episcopal Church Endowment Fund.