Submitted by: Dan Rich

James Stephen Williams

Dec. 4, 1946 - Nov. 1, 2008

South Bend Tribune 11/5/2008
SOUTH BEND - James Stephen Williams, 62, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away peacefully in his home on November 1, 2008. James was born December 4, 1946, in South Bend, the son of Al and Katherine (Mikulay) Williams. He graduated from St. Joseph High in 1965. The same year he joined the Air Force which he retired from in 1987, with an honorable discharge at Travis Air Force Base in California. James then moved to Las Vegas and worked for Montgomery Wards home service repair and retired in 1996. He then moved back to South Bend in 2003. James was a very active member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in South Bend, very charitable, giving and kind hearted. He enjoyed repairing appliances and cooking. He enjoyed many friends, gardening, feeding wildlife and bowling. He had a great sense of humor. During his service to his country, James developed test equipment for medical machinery. Many of his inventions were patented for the U.S. government. Surviving are his daughters, Gwendolyn Kreie & Leslie (Richard) Gallup of South Bend; grandchildren, Cassandra, Caralyne, Dylan & Reese; and his brother, Fred Williams of Vandalia, Michigan.