Spotsylvania County (VA) Loses Dispatcher to Cancer

Kevin Lee Williams, 37, of Spotsylvania County went home to be with the Lord Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at VCU Medical Center in Richmond.

Mr. Williams was a devoted husband and father. He was a member of Salem Fields Community Church, along with his family, where he was active in the Motorcycle Ministry. He loved music and always had it with him.

Mr. Williams was a longtime member and lieutenant with Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Company and worked as a communications officer for Fredericksburg 911.

Survivors include his parents, Bradley and Brenda Williams; his wife, Deanna Gonzalez-Williams; their children, Jessica, Taylor, Katrina and Steven; his brother and sister-in-law, Brad and Stephanie; his sister and brother-in-law, Angie and J.D.; his father- and mother-in-law, Lou and Karen Gonzalez; his brother-in-law, Jim Gonzalez and his family; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Salem Fields Community Church, 11120 Gordon Road, Fredericksburg, Va. 22407. Interment will follow in the Williams family cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kevin Williams Cancer Foundation, 7218 Cloverhill Road, Spotsylvania, Va. 22551.

Expressions of sympathy such as mailed cards can be sent to the following:

Deanna Williams and children - Jessica, Taylor, Katrina, and Steven
7195 Garden Park Lane, Apt.302
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111
OR
Bradley and Brenda Williams - Kevin's parents
6421 Haleys Mill Road
Spotsylvania, Virginia  22551

Financial contributions for the medical bills and continued care for the surviving children can be sent to:

Kevin Williams Cancer Foundation
7218 Cloverhill Road
Spotsylvania, Virginia 22551
(Tthis is an IRS certified 501C3 tax deductible donation)

Kevin departed this life on October 27 with a long battle with leukemia.  He was 37 years of age and was a dispatcher for Fredericksburg 911 and served as lieutenant with the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Company.   He also worked for our 911 center for close to 2 years starting in 2001.  Please keep his family and Fredericksburg PD/Fire in your prayers.

Agencies wishing to send honor guards or apparatus should contact Sgt. Bill Hallam of Fredericksburg Police Department at 540-847-1857.  Sgt. Hallam will have details available regarding meeting locations and parking accomodations.

Becky J. Skebo
Operations Supervisor
Spotsylvania Emergency Communications
P.O. Box 1146
Spotsylvania, VA  22553
540-507-7178

Kenneth Fowler
City of Fairfax PD
Dispatcher
703-385-7924
(Former Supervisor to Mr. Williams @ Spotsylvania County Emergency
Communications)