Obituary

David Eric Williams, 68, passed away peacefully on August 22^nd following his courageous battle with scleroderma.  As a husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Dave loved his family passionately.  He enjoyed golf, Cleveland sports, nature, bible study and attending The Chapel.  As a long time Copley resident, he spent his career working in the tire industry, with 38 years at Smithers Scientific Services. Dave is survived by his wife of 31 years, Deborah, children Tracy (Virgil) Whitmyer, Kristin (Nick) Bender, Eric, & Kathryn, granddaughters Eva, Lucy, & Penelope, sisters Susie & Pinky, and brothers James, Teddy, Bob, & Ricky. 

Calling hours will be Thursday, August 25^th at The Chapel-Green campus on

1800 Raber Road

from 5-8 pm with a funeral service on Friday at 5 pm.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at www.scleroderma.org.

The past several days were very difficult for my Dad in that he was sleeping most of the day and eating very little. On Saturday, 911 was called because his breathing was extremely shallow. He was taken to Akron General Hospital and once stabilized he was transported to an inpatient Hospice center in Medina. The transport itself was very concerning due to his weakened state. Deborah was with him at the center were they made him comfortable and attended to his needs. He was able to speak a bit, but even that seemed difficult. Dad was calm, quite, and slept. Early this morning, Dad died a very peaceful death with Deborah near him.