I think of Calvin a lot these days.  My recollections are all pleasant.  His quiet persona, his strong determination, his tender caring, the way he smiled, his puzzled look when he was trying to remember something and his several attributes too many to mention.  

I have learnt a lot from that gentle quiet man, specifically as it relates to family.  MY GAIN FOR SURE!

Dear  Calvin,

You lived a truly dignified and caring life, left a wonderful legacy to family and friends. 
I learnt of your kindness, humor and generosity of spirit in later years, and we admired you and treasured your  friendship.

TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE...

                           R.I.P. "Babe"  - you are missed...

Gary &  Diane  Protain
IL

Rest in peace my brother.  Although I only met Calvin a couple of times and talked to him on the phone a little more than that, I sensed he was truly a kind, sensitive, wonderful man. My only regret is that I did not get to know him better and spend more time with him. Nevertheless, he will always be in my heart.  Love you Calvin....
Your sis,
Donna

May only our fondest memories of your loved one be the pleasant ones we each hold dear to our hearts.  He will be missed.  We will keep the family in our prayers.

To Joe ,Marion, Marion ,Pansy, Bobina and the Williams's Family.

Death separates us physically from each other but enables us to enter into a constant mental and spiritual relationship of eternity.


May the memory of his years with us be eulogized and may the soul of our brother rest in the Lord. 

 Edwin, Sally and Family

EULOGY FOR CALVIN LINDLEY WILLIAMS
 “Nice and Easy”
 
When my sister-in-law Pansy, also known as May, asked me to deliver the eulogy for my brother, my first reaction was a big lump in my throat—realizing for real that he is no longer with us. But after thinking about it, and of him for a very few minutes, I thought to myself “that's got to be real easy to do because he was always “NICE AND EASY”.
Calvin, “CL”, “Cal,” was born in Grenada on January, 1933 the first of two children of Ralph and Ruth Williams. In Grenada, he was known as the handsome, quiet one, who looked and behaved like his mother---nice and easy; not like his younger brother, who, like their father, talked all the time. Because of his good looks and demeanor CL was quietly very popular with the ladies, and admired by all for his calm easygoing style. That characteristic turned out to be a major asset for his younger brother who took good advantage of that every chance he got.  Nonetheless, he taught me how to fly a kite, make a slingshot, and set a bird trap---among other things.
As a teenage schoolboy, he attended the Grenada Boys Secondary School, where his focus was in the Sciences---especially Mathematics, Physics and Botany. He was the wicket keeper for the school's cricket team and a founding member of “Maestros”--- a steelband whose members were his classmates. One of the members of that band (Cecil Haywood), a lifelong buddy of his, is here today. So you see, since his youth, he was a man of not too many words (most of the time), but a man with varied interests, knowledge, and talents – namely music, science, and sports.  
Oh, but there are more “Calvin traits”--- some more obvious than others. One of these I would call “UNDISTURBABLE”.  
I mentioned our youthful “Piano escapades” earlier.  That was an example of how difficult it was to get him to show his displeasure with someone or something. He would rather shrug it away than have a fight---“NICE AND EASY”. Don't get me wrong, he stood his ground all right, and would almost always get his way, but his preference was always to be non-confrontational---even tempered and even keeled.  You see, Calvin was always well-grounded in the things and people he loved, and he had that assurance that they will always be there. …”NICE AND EASY”.
His sports? He loved baseball and knew the names and records of almost all of the players of his favorite teams -- the Milwaukee Braves from the mid-fifties on to the Atlanta Braves.  The same for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Yankees.  But his favorite sport has always been cricket. While attending New York University and later Brooklyn College, he found time to travel all the way from Brooklyn to Van Cortland Park near White Plains, to play with fellows from various parts of the British Commonwealth---with Pansy and friends cheering him on.
His other love? Music! That I believe was his first love. He loved to listen to jazz, travel out of state to jazz concerts, download music from the radio and create cassette albums of jazz, calypso, and of course,-- steelband.
I often wondered where and how he found the time in between his job as Production Manager at Radio Receptor Inc. in NYC,  and later  at the USPS International Mail Administration, to do all this, while playing bass for the most popular steel band in New York—the Ferritones”. Perhaps, he gained his management skills while working with our dad in the family business in Grenada.  He was co-founder, band manager, and Union Representative of the Ferritones. One of the members of that band, Neville Emmanuel, is here today.  That band played at Carnegie Hall, at the homes of the rich and famous in the Hamptons, for neighborhood parties and for cruise ships in dock. He sure got around!  It is no wonder that he knew the NY subway and the highways of New York like the back of his hand. Among many West Indians in Brooklyn, Calvin was “the yellow pages” for travel directions.
Most of you may not know that while he was in New York,  he was an avid bowler, participating in club competitions and winning several trophies and prizes . . . overcrowding Pansy's family room! 
Besides his family---other things he loved? Oh boy---his cars! I think he believed cars were people! He cared for them as his children and kept them forever. He kept a burgundy and black Plymouth alive, and in top shape, long after Chrysler forgot that they once made them. But his early education in the applied sciences did not prevent him from developing a love for some of the “softer things” in life. He loved gardening, perhaps because of his earlier studies in botany? Those who knew the home in Queens would certainly recall the manicured yard, with beautiful, neatly edged rows of flowers and bushes, and how much he enjoyed spending time with them -- “NICE AND EASY”. 
He once told me when he was retiring to Florida, “that the only thing I'm going to do is RETIRE and do absolutely nothing.”  But he lied.  He could not give up his love of bowling, for which he was so well-known in New York. So in Florida, besides bowling, he spent time listening and taping his music, sharing his carefully hand-labeled cassettes with friends and family, and going with his friends to watch cricket on television. He decided to slow down; enjoying his family and friends ---very contented – “NICE AND EASY”.  
So, perhaps Calvin's varied background and interests, (some passive and some active) might help explain why he was so content, so easygoing, and so UNDISTURBABLE ---. He had done it all!
I mentioned earlier that he had traits that were not always obvious.  One , of course, was that he was UNDISTURBALE.  The other trait was his SILENT, DEEP, AND ABIDING LOVE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. If you, as a family member, wished to see Mr. UNDISTURBABLE get upset and concerned, just say you will be somewhere at a certain time and not be there. He would pace the floor, keep looking out the window, even walk several blocks in the direction that he expected you to be coming from. Once he even drove about a mile and a half to look out for someone who was on the way to his house! What love and caring!
 His familiar greeting to those close to him was --“Yeah Baby!” That  meant a lot  to us, because we knew it came from the heart.  He and Pansy worked hard (sometimes two or three jobs) to provide for their immediate and extended family ,and I know after he retired he felt completely fulfilled as a husband, father, grandfather, brother, and a true friend.
As his brother, I'm glad that I had the opportunity, while he was alive and well, to thank him and Pansy for accepting me into their home when I came to this country in 1958, and for giving me the start that I needed. Whatever I've achieved since, I owe it all to them.
Finally, although Calvin's is no longer with us, let's all remember that HE DID IT HIS WAY. He married a lovely, lovely lady, (my only sister-in-law), lived a very active and productive life, raised a beautiful family, retired, and decided he just wanted to take life easy. About ten years ago he was faced with a health challenge; and with the diligence, and tender loving care of his dear wife, and the help of some very special friends, he survived through those years with little or no fuss, and none of the unusual behaviors usually associated with his illness. He just gradually, gracefully, quietly, and gently left -- “NICE AND EASY”.
By:  Ralph O. “Joe” Williams.    July 2014

Calvin Williams was a man like no other, 
He was a caring husband, dad, grandpa, and brother. 

His passing is something that each of us will mourn, 
He touched so many people since the day he was born.

Grenada was the island where it all began, 
The island that helped shaped him into a man. 

At the age of 21 he move to the United States,
2 weeks later he found his lifetime mate.

He took a boat trip he would not regret,
Because it was on that boat he met his wife Mayonette

They added two more children to the family,
Making Calvin Williams the father of three.

Calvin worked for the post office for many years,
Before retiring to Florida and switching gears.

He was a man that lived a proper life, 
And would eat just about anything with a fork and knife

Bowling was one of his favorite things to do, 
You knew you were in for a good game once he laced up his shoe.

He could listen to the sounds steel drums forever
Listening  to jazz was another one if his pleasures

I have memories of bowling and combing my grandpas hair, 
And even though he's gone those memories aren't going anywhere.

His family a friends will miss him every day. 
But our memories with him will always stay. 

As we gather here to say our last goodbye, 
And we let out our final cries.

I want to let my grandpa know,
That I truly do love him so. 

I hope that you enjoy the other side, 
And watch over us with your eyes wide. 

We all miss you in our own special way,
And will carry you with us each and everyday.
 
Love Marissa, PA

To the Williams family .Very sorry to hear of your loss. You are all  blessed  with an inner strength. Be for strong for him . God bless you Williams family
                                                                Dorian George, Camden, Delaware

To the Williams Family. Our prayers and thoughts are with you . Ometa Richards, St.Albans, Queens

To All of you, May your Faith sustain you and console you.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you.   I'm so thankful for the impact Mr. W.  made in my life.  Love & prayers,  Charlotte and Mark

To the Williams family, my heart aches for your loss.  I have no words.  All I can say is that I am so sorry.  My deepest condolences to you, Farley and Cheryl, and all of the family.  All we have to hold on to is the blessed hope in Christ Jesus.

We understand the depth of your loss, and regret that we cannot be physically be there with you. We are thinking of you and praying that God will see you through. 
                                
Love,
                                       Reila, Cheryl, Sydney (Nyack & Hosten)

FARLEY,I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR LOSS. OUR CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND THE FAMILY  WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU
                                                                  


                                          THE BELFON'S IN MIAMI FLA

To the Williams family,

Although we cannot be there with you, we want you to know you are in our thoughts and prayers. We pray that the Lord may give you comfort, peace, and strength during this difficult time. 

With all our love,

Farley im so sorry to read about your loss. You have my prayers.
                                          
                                                                                      Delores James

With deepest sympathy to the Williams family for your loss!

MY CONDOLENCE TO THE WILLIAMS FAMILY FROM THE FLANDERS FAMILY FROM GRENADA AND ENGLAND.

The biggest disappointment for me is not getting to know my grandpa due to certain circumstances, but just know I am thankful for the little time we had. Now really when you look at the pictures he was cooler then the other side of the pillow. I love you grandpa.

May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

One of the smartest men I was privilege to know and love was my father,  i remember catching my tail understanding calculus, and dad came to the table looked at the problem, smiled and gave me the answer and he did nor even pick up a pencil.  Math, physics, and in life my father's advice always One of the smartest men I was privilege to know and love was my father,  i remember catching my tail understanding calculus, and dad came to the table looked at the problem, smiled and gave me the answer and he did not even pick up a pencil.  Math, physics, and in life my father's advice always made sense,  my father loved the Braves, he rooted for the knicks, and the Jets. he loved  Jazz, and calypso music.   My dad was the best dad a man could have.   My dad was cool my dad was an no fuss no must easy does it kind of guy, and was always Dad.  Rest now Dad, Rest In Peace. sense,  my father loved the Braves,  rooted for the knicks, and the Jets. he loved  Jazz, and calypso music.   My dad was the best dad a man could have.   My dad was cool my dad was an no fuss no must easy does it kind of guy, and was always Dad.  Rest now Dad, Rest In Peace.

OBITUARY

Calvin Williams

January 10, 1933 – July 12, 2014

Hodges Funeral Home at Lee Memorial Park

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