Royce Glyn Williams, 79, most recently of China Spring passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, February 20, 2016.
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Lake Shore Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 24th.
Celebration of Life Service: 10:00AM at the Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel, 5201 Steinbeck Bend Road in Waco, on Thursday, February 25 with Jordan Hubbard officiating.
Burial: Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25th at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville.
Glyn was born August 16, 1936 in Montalba, Texas to the late Roy Calvin Williams and Opal Frances Williams. He lived his early years in East Texas. In his 20s, he attended North Texas State College where he received his Bachelor’s degree. He served 6 years in the Marine Corps reserves. Later in life, he earned a Masters degree in Human Resources from Amber University. He retired after 18 years as the Human Resource Director at DeVry University. Glyn married the love of his life, Emma Doris Frederick on November 5, 1960. Glyn and Doris lived and raised a family in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area for 39 years before moving to China Spring to retire in 2002. Glyn enjoyed horsemanship and time outdoors. His greatest joy was his family.
Glyn leaves behind his beloved wife; his 3 children, D’Anne Williams of Austin, Sondra McCluskey of The Colony, and Angela Johnson and her husband, Monty Johnson of Round Rock; 6 grandchildren; 7 great grand-children; his brother, Eddie Williams; and countless other loving relatives and friends.
Glyn’s family would like to thank Providence Hospice, McClinton Cancer Center, and all others who helped with his care and kept him comfortable during his illness.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Crestview Church of Christ in Glyn’s memory.
Contact Information:
Lake Shore Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Place of Service: Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel , 5201 Steinbeck Bend; Waco, TX 76708
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Glyn and I were hired around the same time as Human Resources Directors for DeVry University….Glyn for the Dallas campus and me for the Columbus, Ohio campus. Glyn was a great friend and trusted associate. I loved his great sense of humor, integrity, kindness and his complete honesty. We shared many wonderful moments together at our national meetings and our many phone calls to share experiences and solve HR issues. Glyn was a good man in every sense of the word and he will be missed. My condolences go out to his loving spouse Doris and his whole family.
I wish I had had the pleasure of spending more time with Glyn, for I thoroughly enjoyed talking with him. My heartfelt condolences to Doris, their daughters, and entire family.
I worked with Glyn for many years when I was with DeVry. Glyn was such a sweet, dear man. I have many fond memories of our many conversations. My thoughts and prayers are with Doris and the whole family.
I, too, would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Glyn’s family. I was saddened to hear of his passing. The funeral had already occurred or I would have attended. I worked at DeVry the entire time that he did; so I had a lot of contact with him. He was a special man.