– This particular piece of work was written by Duane R. Williams. After a brief but heroic fight with lung cancer, Duane R. Williams, 64, of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, who had previously resided in Altoona, died away in a calm and caring manner on Tuesday at The Grove at Latrobe. Williams had been a resident of Altoona. Williams had lived in Altoona from the 16th of September, 1959 until the 9th of January, 2024.
He had been a resident there for the entire time. Both of his parents, George and Louise (Brubaker) Williams, had passed away before he was born, and he was born in Altoona. His parents had neither of them alive. His mother and father had both passed away. Duane Williams leaves behind a number of people after his passing, including his two kids, Brandon and Lucas Williams, as well as his two brothers, Bill and Bryan Williams, and his sister, Patty (Williams) Miles.
In addition, Duane leaves behind his two brothers, Bryan and Bill Williams. In addition, he has four grandchildren and one great-grandchild that he leaves behind. In the year 2001, on August 5, his sister Pam Williams went away, which was one day before he himself passed away. It was the day before that he had passed away.
In addition to graduating from Altoona Area High School, Duane also attended the Vo-Tech, which is when he discovered that Masonry was the vocation that he was meant to pursue throughout his life. After he retired, he spent the majority of his retirement years working as a mechanic for North American Communications. He eventually retired from that position.
Despite the fact that he enjoyed activities such as going deer hunting, seeing the Dallas Cowboys play football, and watching the Pittsburgh Pirates play baseball, one of the things that Duane treasured the most was spending time with his family.
He appreciated this time more than anything else. Duane was always willing to provide a helping hand to anyone who needed aid, and there was never a time when he would not be willing to do so. He consistently showed a want to assist others.
