Talk:Sam B. Williams

Death notice
The following is the full text of the June 23, 2009 press release announcing the June 22 death of Dr. Sam B. Williams from the Williams International corporate site:

"Dr. Sam B. Williams, founder and Chairman of turbine engine maker Williams International, passed away 22 June 2009 at the age of 88. Dr. Williams is best known for his patented invention of the small fanjet engine that enabled the creation of small efficient business jets. With FAA certification of Williams’ FJ44-1A engine in 1992, Williams International became the first and only company to break into the fanjet industry in the past half-century. Since that time, 4000 FJ44 engines have entered service at the light end of the business jet market, fulfilling Dr. Williams’ lifelong dream of making jet travel safe, convenient, and affordable. He received many accolades for innovation, most notably the Collier Trophy presented by President Jimmy Carter, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy presented by President Ronald Reagan, and the National Medal of Technology presented by President Bill Clinton. Dr. Williams was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Dr. Williams also applied his gift for innovation to the many charities he supported, especially through his promotion of inventors and inventions in medical research for cancer and degenerative eye diseases. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Gibson Williams, two sons and a daughter, and three grandchildren. His son, Gregg G. Williams, who is the current President and CEO of Williams International, will also assume the title of Chairman."

Source: www.williams-int.com/news.html?pid=26

More sources were available on June 25, 2009, using a Google News search for "Sam B. Williams", although none mentioned cause or location of death. One source only stated that a memorial service would be held in California. I eventually located a better article here, stating that Williams was "a resident of Bloomfield Hills and Indian Wells, Calif." (The Oakland Press article title is "Williams International founder dies at 88", by Joseph Szczesny.  For some reason the site is balky, and after viewing the article once, I was unable to get my browser to bring it up a second time.) &mdash;QuicksilverT @ 15:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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