She was possessed with an unshakable love for her family. She was filled with wonder and joy with the family that grew so large around her, now three new generations echoing with the laughter of the children who will take our places.
She lived not far from where she grew up as a young girl on streets bustling with bicycles and car radios blaring, Elvis’ All Shook Up. As a teen, she gathered friends in our basement to play pool and dance to the Beach Boys and the Beatles.
She trained as a medical technician at the Carnegie Institute. During the Vietnam years, she served our country in the Air Force, and has always expressed devotion to veterans. She was a talented artist who studied art at Wayne State University. Later, she became an expert medical transcriptionist.
Her abiding passion, though, was always for her family. She loved and protected her son from the minute he was born. She was her mother’s sole caretaker for the last fifteen years of her mother’s life. She embraced every grown-up and child in her family with all our faults and foibles with a love that never faltered.
She was born in Detroit to her late parents, John and Rose Marie Richards. She is survived by her loving son, Richard (Rick) Williams, her grandchildren, Samantha Williams, Joshua (Jenna Burns) Williams, and Ciara Smith. Her great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Amelia, Charles, Jorgia, and Serenity. Her brother, John (Michele) Richards, nephew John Michael, and niece, Ava Rose. And many cousins and their children
Visitation hour at 11 am, Tuesday, November 17, 2026; Service at 12 noon. Lunch to follow. Kaul Funeral Home, 28433 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores.
