Williams, Kenneth Wade

Kenneth Wade Williams, 56, of Christiansburg, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family and loved ones. Kenneth was a member of the Virginia Tech community since 1999. He served most recently in Information Systems and as the “Tunnel Guy” for the Athletic Department during Virginia Tech home football games. He was a former employee of BioPop and director of Rainbow Riders Child Care Center. He is survived by his wife of 34 years: Deborah Nelson Williams; his sons and their families: Adam, the eldest son, his wife Kelly, and their children, Abigail, Jakob, Makenzie, and Berkeley; Heath, his youngest son, his wife Mary and the newest grandchild still on the way, his sister: Danise Christensen, her husband Johnny, their children: Jared, Jason, Shantel, and Nathan, and their spouses and wonderful children, his sister-in-law’s family: Suzanne, her husband Mike and children Kyle and Kelsey. Kenneth has been a wonderful person in our lives and we are grateful for the time we had with him here on this Earth. Additional information on the life of this great man will be in an article in the Virginia Tech College News. Funeral Services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 510 Porter Street, Blacksburg, VA at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28th . Visitation will be held at the same location, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.