Albert Glenn Williams

HE WAS BORN IN MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA AND WAS THE SECOND OLDEST OF 9 CHILDREN. HIS FAMILY MOVED TO URBANA, MISSOURI WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG. HE GREW UP DURING THE DEPRESSION WHICH GAVE HIM A VERY DEEP SENSE OF FAMILY AND MORAL VALUES. HE WENT TO SCHOOL MANY DAYS WITH ONLY BREAD AND SORGHUM MOLASSES FOR LUNCH. HE USED TO TEASE US THAT HE HAD TO WALK MILES TO SCHOOL IN THE SNOW---BUT, WE THINK HE REALLY DID! HE RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND COLLEGE BUT WAS UNABLE TO GO BECAUSE THE FAMILY NEEDED HIS HELP ON THE FARM. HE USED TO SAY THAT IF HE NEVER MILKED ANOTHER COW AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE TOO SOON!! HE STILL HAS 4 BROTHERS AND 2 SISTERS LIVING IN MISSOURI. THEY ARE DOROTHY, BUD, BOB, LOUIS, LAWRENCE, AND MARTHA.

HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1943 DURING WWll AND FINISHED HIS SERVICE IN 1945. HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS FRANKLIN, THE USS TICONDEROGA AND THE USS HANCOCK ALL AROUND THE PACIFIC THEATRE. HE JUMPED INTO A RUNWAY TRENCH ON THE USS TICONDEROGA ONCE TO MISS, BY JUST INCHES, BEING HIT BY A KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS VERY PROUD TO BE OF SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY.

HE MOVED TO NEWHALL AFTER THE NAVY AND BECAME A MECHANIC IN HIS UNCLE’S FORD DEALERSHIP. THROUGH THE YEARS, HE SOLD NEW AND USED CARS AND REAL ESTATE. HE WAS SO HONEST THAT MANY OF HIS CUSTOMERS FOLLOWED HIM AS HE SWITCHED FROM SELLING FORDS TO SELLING CHEVYS. THEN, MANY OF THEM BOUGHT A HOUSE FROM HIM. HE ALWAYS TOLD THE TRUTH, EVEN IF IT MEANT THAT HE LOST THE SALE.

WHILE IN NEWHALL, HE MET JEAN IN 1946 WHEN SHE TOOK HER CAR IN TO THE FORD GARAGE. THE CAR DIED WHEN SHE STOPPED AND HE SET THE IDLE FASTER, WHICH SOVLED THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD HIS CO-WORKER, “I’M GOING TO MARRY HER.” THEY WERE MARRIED ON OCT. 5, 1947 AND THEY WERE JUST NOW ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THEIR 63RD ANNIVERSARY. THEY LIVED IN SANTA MONICA, LANCASTER, BURBANK AND THEN NORTHRIDGE, WHERE THEY HAVE LIVED SINCE 1953. THEY HAVE ENJOYED THE COMPANY OF A FEW GOOD NEIGHBORS ALL THESE MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE BEEN THE MOST WONDERFUL PARENTS TO THEIR DAUGHTERS, JEANNE & GLENDA AND SON-IN-LAW, BILL, AND A TRUE EXAMPLE OF LIFE-LONG DEVOTION TO EACH OTHER. THEY HAVE ALWAYS SIGNED THEIR GREETING CARDS TO EACH OTHER, “ALL MY LOVE, FOREVER AND A DAY.” THAT REALLY SAYS IT ALL.

GLENN WAS BAPTIZED IN 1969 BY A LONG-TIME FRIEND AND MINISTER, DON PORTER, AT NORTHRIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. HE STUDIED THE BIBLE AND COULD QUOTE MANY BIBLE VERSES FROM MEMORY. HIS FAITH WAS THE FOUNDATION OF HIS LIFE. NOT LONG AGO, AS HIS HEALTH STARTED FAILING, HE ASKED TO SPEAK WITH MINISTER JOHN MACARTHUR OF GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH. JOHN CALLED HIM AT HOME & THEY SPOKE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. DAD WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO SPEAK WITH HIM & AT PEACE ABOUT WHATEVER IT WAS THAT HE NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT. HE NEVER MENTIONED IT AGAIN.

GLENN WAS A HARD WORKER AND WAS KNOWN AS “MISTER CLEAN.” JEAN NEVER HAD TO PICK UP AFTER HIM OR CLEAN HIS SHOWER. HE HAS 5 GRANDCHILDREN, TARA, JERRY, TIFFANY, BILL JR., & CHARISSE. HE ADORED THEM ALL AND THEY TREASURED HIM. HE ALSO HAS 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

HE WAS THERE FOR ALL OF US THROUGH EVERY MAJOR OR TINY EVENT OF OUR LIVES GIVING US LOVING ADVICE AND SUPPORT. HE WOULD ALWAYS LEAVE HIS WAITER OR WAITRESS A VERY GENEROUS TIP SAYING, “THEY WORK SO HARD.” WHEN FAMILY OR FRIENDS FACED A TERMINAL ILLNESS—HE WAS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE TO TAKE THEM TO DR. APPOINTMENTS, OR TAKE CARE OF PAPERWORK DETAILS OR JUST TO SIT AND LISTEN AND OFFER A PRAYER. HE WAS TRULY A MAN TO LOOK UP TO & ADMIRE.

IN THE LAST YEAR, HE FACED MANY PHYSICAL CHALLENGES. HE MET THEM ALL WITH DIGNITY AND MAINTINED HIS “DAILY ROUTINE” TO THE END. JEAN HAS BEEN THE BEST CAREGIVER ANYONE COULD POSSIBLY BE AND WOULD NOT EVER CONSIDER A NURSING HOME FOR HIM. SHE GIVES THANKS TO GOD THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO CARE FOR HIM AT HOME AND THAT NOW HE DOESN’T HAVE TO HAVE DIALYSIS!

WE ALL CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT HIM. HE WAS A LOVING, DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDPA AND GREAT-GRANDPA. THERE WILL BE A VOID THAT CANNOT BE FILLED. WE TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT HE IS NO LONGER SUFFERING AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT THROUGH EVERY DAY. WE KNOW THAT HE IS AT PEACE AND HAS JOINED HIS MOTHER, FATHER, SISTER, BROTHER AND NOW, HIS DAUGHTER, JEANNE.

WE PRAY YOU ARE ALL HAVING THE “TIME OF YOUR LIFE” IN GOD’S MANSION. WE WILL MISS YOU & JEANNIE MORE THAN WORDS COULD EVERY SAY.

GOD BE WITH YOU ‘TIL WE MEET AGAIN,

ALL MY LOVE, FOREVER AND A DAY,

JEAN

“TIME TAKES EVEN THE SMALL AND SIMPLE MEMORIES

AND TURNS THEM INTO GOLD.”

Arrangements under the direction of Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary, Newhall, CA.