Martin Williams Obituary

May Martin Rest In Peace and my thoughts go out to the family. Martin was my boss at Baptist Hill / Schroder years ago. My memories of him remain vivid. Treating others fairly and listening with respect was his demeanor on the job. I always knew what side of the fence he stood on, which Is a trait hard to come by these days. We'll miss him!

To the family sorry to hear of your loss Martin Was a great friend of mine I'm glad to know and having the opportunity to spend time with him As a Team mate roommate at Chowan and a part of the Campus 4 horsemen Hudson, Barnes, Williams and Wallace.
These guys help shape my life Finding my way And how to be a man of integrity courage And my love for God Thank you Martin For those life lessons.

My prayers and love are with you and your family my dear brother in law Fredrick (Jamie) Matthews. Earth has no sorrow heaven can't heal. I Love you Fred.

I was very sad to hear that Martin had passed away . I was one of Martin's high school coaches during the Ft Johnson era . I was out on the football field in the off season and witnessed a young man doing front hand springs and landing on his feet . I was amazed at the athleticism , especially in a 200 pound body . I went out of my way to approach him and was shocked to find out he was only 14 years old ! That was the first time I met Martin . I convinced him to wrestle and the seeds for a lifelong friendship were planted . When he was in the 9th grade Ft Johnson had Buster Matthews as a returning senior heavyweight which kept Martin out of the starting line-up . We traveled up in to North Carolina to wrestle and they had an extra weight class , 220 . I was able to enter Buster at 220 and Martin at heavyweight . If I remember correctly , they both placed first as did several of their team mates . It was a very memorable and proud moment for me as a young coach . I moved away , back home to Virginia , but continued to stay in touch with Martin and I know of his successes in his remaining high school years as well as his time at Chowan and then his incredible career at University of Tennessee . He continued to reach out during the years he served as a coach at James Island . I always told him how proud I was to have been his coach . This is a very sad day for me and I hope that his family can find some comfort in knowing what an important person he was in my own life . I am confident that I am a better person for having known Martin. I would love to one day meet his family members and thank them in person for my relationship with Martin !

My sincere condolences to Martin´s family. I had the privilege to go to high school with Martin and have so many countless memories of him. Martin was one of the best athletes I´ve ever seen in my life and I was always so thankful to be his teammate rather than his opponent. I´ll always remember the road trips to games and camps which featured Martin singing his favorite Tina Turner song or us dancing to Chaka Kahn. Martin was a intimidating athlete but had a big heart and soft side. As an adult, I´ll never forget Martin getting done on one knee with a big smile to meet my step son for the first time. I will miss you but I´ll never forget our memories my friend. Rest In Peace