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Robert J. Williams, 79, passed away peacefully April 27, 2012, in Key Largo, Fla. He was born Oct. 4, 1932, in Anderson, to Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Williams.
He leaves behind his devoted wife of 57 years, Nancy Cox Williams. He was an Indiana University graduate and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, the Well House Society, Varsity Club at I.U. and ROTC, and a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. After graduation, he served his country as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, serving aboard a KC-135 Tanker Aircraft as a boom operator.
He was highly successful in business, serving as president of DePuy Orthopedics, a J&J company, headquartered in Warsaw, and as chairman of Artec Environmental, a medical gas testing company in Indianapolis. He also was on the board of Ashe Medical and a member of the American Business Club. He was a very outgoing person and was the past president of Tippecanoe Country Club. Also, he was a member of the Warsaw Masonic Lodge, Fort Wayne Valley Scottish Rite and Mizpah Shrine.
Also, he was a member of the Columbia Club of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Motorcycle Drill Team. After retirement, he and Nancy split their time between Warsaw and Key Largo, Fla., where they belonged to the Ocean Reef Club since 1992.
In addition to being members of the Health and Tennis Club, Yacht Club and the Flying Club at Ocean Reef, he served on several committees to improve the quality of life at the club. He was a man of generous spirit who lived life to the full and was a friend to many. Also surviving are his children, Carlye Baenen, Brad and Ross; his grandchildren, Ben and Ann Baenen and Lauren Williams; and his sisters, Betsy MacLennan and Barbara Wicker.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, Warsaw. Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw.
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Memorials be made to the Indiana University Foundation, P.O. Box 500, Bloomington, IN 47402; or Ocean Reef Medical Center, 50 Barracuda Lane, Key Largo, FL 33037. Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
