Robert Alfred Williams

1921 - 1998  (77 years)

• Name	Robert Alfred Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	26 Jan 1921	Oakland, California   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	His Obituary: The Bernardsville News, Wednesday, May 27, 1998 Robert A. Williams, 77, amateur radio operator Robert Alfred Williams, 77, died Sunday, May 17, 1998, at his home in Bernardsville after a long illness. Born in Oakland, Calf., he moved to Morristown from Long Island, N. Y., in 1957 and to Bernardsville in 1961. Having grown up during the infancy of wireless communications, he had a lifelong interest in the history of radio. During World War II, he worked at Western Electric, then served with the Army Signal Corps in Europe. After the war he worked at several companies on Long Island before joining Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey. He earned his amateur Radio Operator license in 1961 and particularly enjoyed using Morse Code on older equipment to talk to other radio “hams.” Mr. Williams was a past president of the Whippany Amateur Radio Club and the Amateur Radio Relay League. An avid rail fan, his interests centered around electric railroads and trolley lines. He built a model of an electrified railroad, including the stations and houses along the line. He was a member of the Branford Electric Railway Association, a past member of the Electric Railroaders Association, the National Railway Historical Society, and the National Association of Railway Passengers. Surviving are Joan, his wife of 43 years, two sons, Alan of Somerville, and Paul of Arlington, Mass.; and a cousin, Elizabeth Dowell of Oak Park, Ill. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 30 at The Unitarian Church in Summit, 3 Waldron Ave., Summit. Memorial contributions may be made to the Branford Electric Railway Association, 17 River St., East Haven, Conn., 06512. Cremation was arranged by Madison Memorial Home in Madison.
  Died	17 May 1998	Bernardsville, New Jersey   [1]
  Person ID	I4016	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert Alfred Williams,   b. 2 Aug 1875, Havana, Cuba ,   d. 23 Feb 1928, 1335 East 28th Street, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Louise Georgianna Smith,   b. Abt 1891, New York ,   d. 22 May 1973  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1916  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan
  Married	Abt 1954  [6]
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 17 May 1998 - Bernardsville, New Jersey  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Robert Alfred Williams, 17 May 1998 [S449] Census State. R Alfred Williams, Brooklyn, 1925 [S379] Federal Census. Louise Williams, Brooklyn, New York, 1930-1940 [S233] Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. [S436] Marriage Record. Robert A Williams and Louise Georgianna Smith, Brooklyn, 6 June 1916 [S330] Obituary. Robert Alfred Williams, Bernardsville News, 27 May 1998