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Peggy Williams

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I mF r e e Do n t g r i e v ef o rme f o rn o wI mf r e e I mf o l l o wi n gt h ep a t hGo dl a i df o rme It o o kh i sh a n dwh e nIh e a r dh i sc a l l It u r n e dmyb a c ka n dl e f t i t a l l Ic o u l dn o t s t a ya n o t h e rd a y T ol a u g h t ol o v e t owo r k t op l a y a s k sl e f t u n d o n emu s t s t a yt h a t wa y T I v ef o u n dt h a t p e a c ea t t h ec l o s eo f t h ed a y I f myp a r t i n gh a sl e f t av o i d Th e nf i l l i t wi t hr e me mb e r e dj o y Af r i e n d s h i ps h a r e d al a u g h ak i s s Ahy e s t h e s et h i n g sIt o owi l l mi s s Ben o t b u r d e n e dwi t ht i me so f s o r r o w Iwi s hy o ut h es u n s h i n eo f t o mo r r o w MyLi f e sb e e nf u l l Is a v o u r e dmu c h Go o df r i e n d s g o o dt i me s al o v e do n e st o u c h ACKNOWLEDGEMENT S i n c et h ed e a t ho fo u rl o v e do n e a n di nt h i s o u rh o u ro fs a d n e s sa n dg r i e f wewi s ht o a c k n o wl e d g ewi t hd e e p e s tg r a t i t u d e t h eo u t p o u r i n go fl o v e s y mp a t h ya n dc o n s o l a t i o nwe h a v er e c e i v e df r o mo u rf r i e n d se v e r y wh e r e Y o uh a v ema d eo u twe i g h to fs a d n e s smu c h e a s i e rt ob e a ra n dh a v es h o wnu st h a tf r i e n d sa r ea l wa y sn e a r b y Th eFa mi l yo fPe g g yEl l e nWi l l i a ms I NTERMENT MA Y2 0 2 0 2 0 ROSEDAL ECEMETERY L I NDEN NEWJ ERSEY Pe gg yE l l e n WI LLI AMS Pe r h a p smyt i mes e e me da l l t o ob r i e f Do n t l e n g t h e ni t n o wwi t hu n d u eg r i e f Li f t u py o u rh e a r t a n ds h a r ewi t hme Go dwa n t e dmen o w Hes e t mef r e e SUNRI SE De cember13 1958 SUNSET Apr i l8 2020 I d i d m y b e s t MA Y 1 2 02 0 Bi shopJ amesR Chamber s Mi ni st er SAMPSONFUNERALSERVI CEI NC 2601Pi t ki nAv enue Br ookl y n NewYor k11208

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Nowt heda yi so v e r n i ght i sdr awi ngn i gh s ha dowsof t h ee v e n i ngs t e a l ac r os st h es k y J e s u s g i v et hewe a r y c l amands we e tr e pos e wi t ht h yt e n de r e s tb l e s s i n gs mayou r e y e l i dsc l os e Wh e nt h emor n i ngwak e n s t he mmayIa r i s e p ur ea ndf r e s hands i n l e s s i nt hyho l ye y e s Pe ggyE l l e nW i l l i ams wa sb or nonDe c e mb e r13 1 9 58i nBr ook l y n NYa tKi ng sCou nt yHo s p i t a lt oAl i c e M Faul c o n andt hel at eRu f usWi l l i a ms J r I nh e ry out h Pe gg ywa sbap t i z e dat he rf ami l i al c hur c h t h eSt Ma r yChu r c ho f Ch r i s t wh e r et h ec on gr e g at i onwasf i l l e dwi t hma nyofh e rmat e r nala ndp a t e r na lr e l at i v e s Or de ro f W o r s hi p Publ i cVi e wi nga ndRe s pe c t s TheApos t l e sCr e e d Ibe l i e v ei nGod t heFat he rAl mi ght y Cr e at orofhe av e nande ar t h Ibe l i e v ei nJ e s usChr i s t hi sonl ySon ourLor d Hewasc onc e i v e dbyt hepowe rof t heHol ySpi r i tandbor noft heVi r gi nMar y Hes uf f e r e dunde rPont i usPi l at e was c r uc i f i e d di e d andwasbur i e d Hede s c e nde dt ot hede ad Ont het hi r ddayHer os e agai n Heas c e nde di nt ohe av e n andi ss e at e datt her i ghthandoft heFat he r Hewi l l c omeagai nt oj udget hel i v i ngandt hede ad Ibe l i e v ei nt heHol ySpi r i t t hehol yapos t ol i cChur c h t hec ommuni onofs ai nt s t he f or gi v e ne s sofs i ns t her e s ur r e c t i onoft hebody andt hel i f ee v e r l as t i ng Ame n Pe gg yr e c e i v e dhe re d uc at i onwi t hi nt heNe wY or kCi t yp ubl i cs c h ools y s t e m an d g r a dua t e df r omEl iWhi t ne yHi ghSc hoolwhe r es hes t ud i e dbu s i ne s se du c at i o nl e a r n TheSe l e c t i on Si s P Re ne eCr e dl e i n gPi t ma ns h or t ha n d Pe g gyal s oat t e n de dBar bi z onMod e l i n gan dAc t i n gS c h oo l Pe g gyc o nt i n ue dh e re duc at i ona tLaGuar d i aCo mmu ni t yCol l e g ean de v e n t ua l l y TheMi ni s t r yoft heWor d TheRe ve r e ndKa t he r i neV Cha mbe r s e t e r e di n t ot h ec o r p o r a t ewo r l d o b t ai ni ngapo s i t i ona tChe mi c alBanki nManh at t an Pe g gywa ss t r o ngi ns p i r i ta ndade v outba s k e t b al lf a nt h atdi dn otmi s sat e l e v i s e d NBAgame S hec ou l dt e l ly out hes t at sofanypl a y e ri nt h el e ag u e Pe g gye nj oy e dt he pr e s e nc eo fc h i l d r e n t hee pi s ode sofGay l ea ndOpr a hd r i v i n gc r os sc o un t r yi na Che v y e at i ngc r a bl e g s a ndMi c ha e lJ a c k s on Shel ov e dt ol a ug ha ndh a dabe au t i f ul s mi l et h a tc o ul db r i g ht e nad ul lr oom Li k ehe rmot he r s h ec oul ds e wga r me n t swi t h gr e a td e t ai landpr e c i s i o naswe l la sc r o c h e tan y t hi ng TheOl dTe s t a me ntRe a di ng Ps a l m 121 Iwi l ll i f tupmi nee y e sunt ot hehi l l s f r omwhe nc ec ome t hmyhe l p Myhe l pc ome t h f r om t heLORD whi c hmadehe av e nande ar t h Hewi l lnots uf f e rt hyf oott obe mov e d het hatk e e pe t ht he ewi l lnots l umbe r Be hol d het hatk e e pe t hI s r ae ls hal lne i t he rs l umbe rnors l e e p TheLORD i st hyk e e pe r t heLORD i st hys hadeupont hy r i ghthand Thes uns hal lnots mi t et he ebyday nort hemoonbyni ght TheLORD s hal lpr e s e r v et he ef r omal le v i l hes hal lpr e s e r v et hys oul TheLORDs hal lpr e s e r v e t hygoi ngoutandt hyc omi ngi nf r omt hi st i mef or t h ande v e nf ore v e r mor e n t l yass hewal k e da mongus Pe ggyde p ar t e dt h i se a r t hl yl i f eatNYULang on e Asge Hos p i t a lf r o mal e ng t hyi l l n e s s Shewa sg r a nt e dhe ran ge lwi n gso nWe dn e s d ay Apr i l8 202 0 TheMi ni s t r yofPr a ye r Bi s hopJ a me sR Cha mbe r s Pe ggyl e a v e st ol o v i n g l yc he r i s hhe rme mor y he rmo t h e r Al i c eM Wi l l i a ms He r s i b l i ngsan dt he i rs p ou s e s Vi v i anan dMar t i nHar r i s Ma r s h aan dAh ma dMo s e s Le onar dWi l l ams Ti mo t h yandKatWi l l i a ms a ndCa nd i c ean dDe mondHal l He r ni e c e s Br i t t an yMos e s Kai aWi l l i ams Ni aWi l l i ams Hay de nHal l Ch l o eHa l l an d he rgr e a tn i e c e Ol i v i aLat hamAnde r s on He rn e phe ws T e r e nc eAn de r s onan dJ ar e d Mo s e s He rl o n gt i mef r i e nds Fr an c e sAnge l Robe r t s Li n d aCr e w Br e n daWi l l i a ms a ndDor e e nWi n f i e l di nad di t i ont oahos to fde arf ami l yme mb e r sandf r i e n d s Pe ggy wel ov ey o us omuc hand e v e r y o urs pi r i twi l labi dei nou rhe ar t sf or Th eFami l y TheMi ni s t r yofCons ol a t i on St a t e me ntofCondol e nc e TheSe l e c t i on Si s t e rP Re ne eCr e dl e TheMe di t a t i onofComf or t Bi s hopJ a me sR Cha mbe r s ThePr a ye rofComf or t TheRe ve r e ndKa t he r i neV Cha mbe r s TheCommi t t a l TheBe ne di c t i on Bi s hopJ a me sR Cha mbe r s

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Nowt heda yi so v e r n i ght i sdr awi ngn i gh s ha dowsof t h ee v e n i ngs t e a l ac r os st h es k y J e s u s g i v et hewe a r y c l amands we e tr e pos e wi t ht h yt e n de r e s tb l e s s i n gs mayou r e y e l i dsc l os e Wh e nt h emor n i ngwak e n s t he mmayIa r i s e p ur ea ndf r e s hands i n l e s s i nt hyho l ye y e s Pe ggyE l l e nW i l l i ams wa sb or nonDe c e mb e r13 1 9 58i nBr ook l y n NYa tKi ng sCou nt yHo s p i t a lt oAl i c e M Faul c o n andt hel at eRu f usWi l l i a ms J r I nh e ry out h Pe gg ywa sbap t i z e dat he rf ami l i al c hur c h t h eSt Ma r yChu r c ho f Ch r i s t wh e r et h ec on gr e g at i onwasf i l l e dwi t hma nyofh e rmat e r nala ndp a t e r na lr e l at i v e s Or de ro f W o r s hi p Publ i cVi e wi nga ndRe s pe c t s TheApos t l e sCr e e d Ibe l i e v ei nGod t heFat he rAl mi ght y Cr e at orofhe av e nande ar t h Ibe l i e v ei nJ e s usChr i s t hi sonl ySon ourLor d Hewasc onc e i v e dbyt hepowe rof t heHol ySpi r i tandbor noft heVi r gi nMar y Hes uf f e r e dunde rPont i usPi l at e was c r uc i f i e d di e d andwasbur i e d Hede s c e nde dt ot hede ad Ont het hi r ddayHer os e agai n Heas c e nde di nt ohe av e n andi ss e at e datt her i ghthandoft heFat he r Hewi l l c omeagai nt oj udget hel i v i ngandt hede ad Ibe l i e v ei nt heHol ySpi r i t t hehol yapos t ol i cChur c h t hec ommuni onofs ai nt s t he f or gi v e ne s sofs i ns t her e s ur r e c t i onoft hebody andt hel i f ee v e r l as t i ng Ame n Pe gg yr e c e i v e dhe re d uc at i onwi t hi nt heNe wY or kCi t yp ubl i cs c h ools y s t e m an d g r a dua t e df r omEl iWhi t ne yHi ghSc hoolwhe r es hes t ud i e dbu s i ne s se du c at i o nl e a r n TheSe l e c t i on Si s P Re ne eCr e dl e i n gPi t ma ns h or t ha n d Pe g gyal s oat t e n de dBar bi z onMod e l i n gan dAc t i n gS c h oo l Pe g gyc o nt i n ue dh e re duc at i ona tLaGuar d i aCo mmu ni t yCol l e g ean de v e n t ua l l y TheMi ni s t r yoft heWor d TheRe ve r e ndKa t he r i neV Cha mbe r s e t e r e di n t ot h ec o r p o r a t ewo r l d o b t ai ni ngapo s i t i ona tChe mi c alBanki nManh at t an Pe g gywa ss t r o ngi ns p i r i ta ndade v outba s k e t b al lf a nt h atdi dn otmi s sat e l e v i s e d NBAgame S hec ou l dt e l ly out hes t at sofanypl a y e ri nt h el e ag u e Pe g gye nj oy e dt he pr e s e nc eo fc h i l d r e n t hee pi s ode sofGay l ea ndOpr a hd r i v i n gc r os sc o un t r yi na Che v y e at i ngc r a bl e g s a ndMi c ha e lJ a c k s on Shel ov e dt ol a ug ha ndh a dabe au t i f ul s mi l et h a tc o ul db r i g ht e nad ul lr oom Li k ehe rmot he r s h ec oul ds e wga r me n t swi t h gr e a td e t ai landpr e c i s i o naswe l la sc r o c h e tan y t hi ng TheOl dTe s t a me ntRe a di ng Ps a l m 121 Iwi l ll i f tupmi nee y e sunt ot hehi l l s f r omwhe nc ec ome t hmyhe l p Myhe l pc ome t h f r om t heLORD whi c hmadehe av e nande ar t h Hewi l lnots uf f e rt hyf oott obe mov e d het hatk e e pe t ht he ewi l lnots l umbe r Be hol d het hatk e e pe t hI s r ae ls hal lne i t he rs l umbe rnors l e e p TheLORD i st hyk e e pe r t heLORD i st hys hadeupont hy r i ghthand Thes uns hal lnots mi t et he ebyday nort hemoonbyni ght TheLORD s hal lpr e s e r v et he ef r omal le v i l hes hal lpr e s e r v et hys oul TheLORDs hal lpr e s e r v e t hygoi ngoutandt hyc omi ngi nf r omt hi st i mef or t h ande v e nf ore v e r mor e n t l yass hewal k e da mongus Pe ggyde p ar t e dt h i se a r t hl yl i f eatNYULang on e Asge Hos p i t a lf r o mal e ng t hyi l l n e s s Shewa sg r a nt e dhe ran ge lwi n gso nWe dn e s d ay Apr i l8 202 0 TheMi ni s t r yofPr a ye r Bi s hopJ a me sR Cha mbe r s Pe ggyl e a v e st ol o v i n g l yc he r i s hhe rme mor y he rmo t h e r Al i c eM Wi l l i a ms He r s i b l i ngsan dt he i rs p ou s e s Vi v i anan dMar t i nHar r i s Ma r s h aan dAh ma dMo s e s Le onar dWi l l ams Ti mo t h yandKatWi l l i a ms a ndCa nd i c ean dDe mondHal l He r ni e c e s Br i t t an yMos e s Kai aWi l l i ams Ni aWi l l i ams Hay de nHal l Ch l o eHa l l an d he rgr e a tn i e c e Ol i v i aLat hamAnde r s on He rn e phe ws T e r e nc eAn de r s onan dJ ar e d Mo s e s He rl o n gt i mef r i e nds Fr an c e sAnge l Robe r t s Li n d aCr e w Br e n daWi l l i a ms a ndDor e e nWi n f i e l di nad di t i ont oahos to fde arf ami l yme mb e r sandf r i e n d s Pe ggy wel ov ey o us omuc hand e v e r y o urs pi r i twi l labi dei nou rhe ar t sf or Th eFami l y TheMi ni s t r yofCons ol a t i on St a t e me ntofCondol e nc e TheSe l e c t i on Si s t e rP Re ne eCr e dl e TheMe di t a t i onofComf or t Bi s hopJ a me sR Cha mbe r s ThePr a ye rofComf or t TheRe ve r e ndKa t he r i neV Cha mbe r s TheCommi t t a l TheBe ne di c t i on Bi s hopJ a me sR Cha mbe r s

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I mF r e e Do n t g r i e v ef o rme f o rn o wI mf r e e I mf o l l o wi n gt h ep a t hGo dl a i df o rme It o o kh i sh a n dwh e nIh e a r dh i sc a l l It u r n e dmyb a c ka n dl e f t i t a l l Ic o u l dn o t s t a ya n o t h e rd a y T ol a u g h t ol o v e t owo r k t op l a y a s k sl e f t u n d o n emu s t s t a yt h a t wa y T I v ef o u n dt h a t p e a c ea t t h ec l o s eo f t h ed a y I f myp a r t i n gh a sl e f t av o i d Th e nf i l l i t wi t hr e me mb e r e dj o y Af r i e n d s h i ps h a r e d al a u g h ak i s s Ahy e s t h e s et h i n g sIt o owi l l mi s s Ben o t b u r d e n e dwi t ht i me so f s o r r o w Iwi s hy o ut h es u n s h i n eo f t o mo r r o w MyLi f e sb e e nf u l l Is a v o u r e dmu c h Go o df r i e n d s g o o dt i me s al o v e do n e st o u c h ACKNOWLEDGEMENT S i n c et h ed e a t ho fo u rl o v e do n e a n di nt h i s o u rh o u ro fs a d n e s sa n dg r i e f wewi s ht o a c k n o wl e d g ewi t hd e e p e s tg r a t i t u d e t h eo u t p o u r i n go fl o v e s y mp a t h ya n dc o n s o l a t i o nwe h a v er e c e i v e df r o mo u rf r i e n d se v e r y wh e r e Y o uh a v ema d eo u twe i g h to fs a d n e s smu c h e a s i e rt ob e a ra n dh a v es h o wnu st h a tf r i e n d sa r ea l wa y sn e a r b y Th eFa mi l yo fPe g g yEl l e nWi l l i a ms I NTERMENT MA Y2 0 2 0 2 0 ROSEDAL ECEMETERY L I NDEN NEWJ ERSEY Pe gg yE l l e n WI LLI AMS Pe r h a p smyt i mes e e me da l l t o ob r i e f Do n t l e n g t h e ni t n o wwi t hu n d u eg r i e f Li f t u py o u rh e a r t a n ds h a r ewi t hme Go dwa n t e dmen o w Hes e t mef r e e SUNRI SE De cember13 1958 SUNSET Apr i l8 2020 I d i d m y b e s t MA Y 1 2 02 0 Bi shopJ amesR Chamber s Mi ni st er SAMPSONFUNERALSERVI CEI NC 2601Pi t ki nAv enue Br ookl y n NewYor k11208