Salt of the earth
Joy and Francis Williams were salt of the earth, hardworking Midwesterners. The Christian Church in Clever, Missouri, was central to their lives and their relationship. Over the years they became delegates to Disciples state and regional conventions, focusing primarily on its outreach mission. "Nothing would have given my parents greater delight than knowing that a fund had been established in their honor to help others fulfill their educational dreams," says Ritch Savin-Williams, DDH entering class of 1971. He is now Professor Emeritus of Cornell University and author of ten books on adolescent development, gender, and sexuality. They would have viewed this gift as an expression of their outreach mission to give back what God had so generously given them. Read more here.