It is with regret that I'm writing this to report the death of former Congressman Lyle Williams this past Friday. Mr. Williams was a good friend of Wellsville. Through his knowledge, contacts and generosity he was influential to many of the accomplishments in the ville in the past few years.
Mr. Williams was born in Philippi, WV, August 23, 1942. At some point in his early years his family moved to Ohio and he graduated from North Bloomfield High School which is north of Youngstown. After graduation from high school he started out as a barber. He got his start in politics as a Board of Education member for his alma mater. He then moved on to be a Trumbull County Commissioner before running and being elected the first Republican Congressman from the Mahoning Valley since 1936. He served three terms in Congress starting in 1979. That Congressional District included the Wellsville area. After his time in Congress he worked for a time in the Office of Surface Mining in Washington. For the past several years he was the Executive Director of the National Association of Subacute & Post Acute Care also in Washington. NASPAC is a political action committee for the health care industry. His home was in Warren.
Mr. Williams funeral will be in Warren this coming Wednesday. Our condolences and sympathy go out to the Williams family. In our opinion Lyle was one of the good guys and we surely appreciate all he has done for the ville.
Rest in peace Lyle. Oh, and thanks for all you did. You'll be missed. Pictured above is Mr. Williams when he spoke at the Pete Amato Boardwalk on October 14, 2007.
ole nib
4 comments:
Lyle was truly one of the good guys. He did so much for so many. He was one of those people who just seemed bigger than life. Hard to believe he is gone.
Thanks Nib;
Lyle was my boss and best friend. He did so much for everyone it is overwhelming. He would be very humbled that you have written a nice piece like this about him. I cant thank you enough. It means a lot to me. I am going to miss him more than words can say. I am going to let his family know, so that they can see this. Thank you will all my heart. There are no words to describe how I fee.
This guy will be missed by many. God bless, Lyle.
Heaven has another beautiful voice to add to the choir. He will be missed.
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