More detail on this person: Ramon Ray
Williams (CW4 Retired) Ramon Williams, 81,
passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. Our "Big
Ray" fought cancer with bravery, grace and an
amazing determination. Ramon was born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Tillman and Cora (Erbe)
Williams on February 19, 1929, and was raised in
Caldwell Idaho. Ramon is survived by his wife,
Anne Stiles; his daughters Pamela Santiago,
Patricia Williams, Tina Weitz and husband Tim
Weitz, Ramona Williams, and Melanie Williams
and husband Scott Jones; his grandchildren
Gabriella, Marc and Steve Santiago, Coree Carver
and William Jones; and seven great-grandchildren,
Alden, Devon, Thayne, Conrad, Sondra, Katelyn
and Nicole. We will miss him dearly. Chief
Williams proudly served in the U.S. Army and
retired in 1975 after 28 years of service. Among
his awards were the Master Army Aviator Badge,
Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and the
Vietnam Service Medal with one Silver and one
Bronze Service Star. His years in the U.S. Army
included tours of duty in Korea, Vietnam, Italy,
Panama and Fort Hood, Texas. He retired as a
military helicopter pilot at the rank of CW4 in
1975 and has lived in Austin and McMahan, Texas
since that time. Ramon was a real estate broker in
Austin for many years. He also worked for Pumpkin
Air and Air Logistics for 13 years as lead pilot
and base manager, flying helicopters to the oil
rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2000 he moved to
McMahan, Texas, and started a pecan orchard and
gourd farm. He returned to Austin in 2008. Ramon
valued many wonderful friendships and continued
these friendships throughout his life attending
Caldwell High School Class of 1947 reunions, and
reunions with associations of fellow servicemen,
the Otter-Caribou Association, the Vietnam
Helicopter Pilots Association, and the Lockhart
VFW. He was preceded in death by his parents, his
sister DeLita Pearl Cole, and the mothers of his
children, Teresa Delgado and Doris Burton. The
family wishes to thank Hospice Austin, the Heart
Hospital, Seton Hospital, Texas Oncology, Austin
EMS, and Dr. Richard White and many others for
their care and support. Ramon requested donations
in lieu of flowers to Fisher House, 111 Rockville
Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850
(www.fisherhouse.org). Fisher House assists
military families. Graveside funeral services will
be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 2010,
at Austin Memorial Park located at 2800 Hancock
Drive in Austin. Pallbearers will be the U.S. Army
Honor Guard. Obituary and guestbook available
online at www.wcfish.com.
http://www.wcfish.com;www.fisherhouse.org
Published in Austin American-Statesman on March
14, 2010
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