Greig M. Williams
Greig M. Williams, 54, of Center Township, Butler, passed away suddenly on Tuesday.
He died while in Jamaica, celebrating his ninth anniversary with his wife, Betty, while performing an act of kindness and trying to retrieve an unoccupied life vest floating by.
The cause was hypoxia brought on by hard swimming and an enlarged heart leading to a brain bleed and drowning.
Greig was born Oct. 23, 1963, in Beaver Falls, the son of the late Ronald Weston Williams and Mary Lois Makepeace Williams.
Greig leaves behind to cherish his memory, his beloved wife, Betty Jo Patterson Williams, whom he married May 16, 2009; his daughters, Amanda (Shane) Schooley of New Castle and Nicole (Timothy) Scelsi of New Stanton; his stepson, Jacob Lanich of Butler; his grandchildren, Alexandria and Daniel; his brother, Dale Williams of Rochester; and a host of other relatives.
WILLIAMS — The family of Greig M. Williams, who died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Boylan Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 856 Evans City Road, Renfrew.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Fidelis Parish in Lyndora, formerly St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, 301 Penn Ave., Lyndora, with the Rev. Father William Wuenschel as celebrant.He will be laid to rest with full military honors at the Grandview Cemetery in Beaver Falls.If desired, memorial contributions may be made in Greig's honor to Animal Friends, Inc., 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237; the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205; the Patriot Military Family Foundation (PMFF), Service Dogs for Wounded Veterans, 120 Fast Lane, Suite 200, Mooresville, NC 28117; or to the West Point Association of Graduates — please designate the check as “Restricted Gift intended solely in support of the live Army Mule Mascot animals,” 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996.For the full obituary and online guest book, please visit www.boylanfuneralservices.com.
