Tim Stephens
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Joe Williams, sports writer at the Orlando Sentinel since 1978, died last night after a long battle with cancer. He was 58.
Joe was the utmost professional and I loved working with him during my time at the Sentinel. Joe covered high school sports in the Sentinel's Lake County bureau for much of his career. While the Sentinel became known as a launching pad for a lot of big names in the industry, Joe and colleagues like Bill Buchalter and Buddy Collings were its bedrocks in the community. I loved my time working with them as high schools/local sports editor.
Joe loved what he did, loved covering his community and telling the stories of its athletes. He covered everything local you could imagine -- high schools, youth baseball, triathlons, you name it. He loved working with coaches and labored over the stats and rankings and getting names right like they were the Super Bowl because, to the kids and parents and friends who read it in the paper, it was. Joe never complained, always brought class and care to the newsroom and was a devoted husband, dad and granddad. He was beloved by the local community for his professionalism and it is fitting that one of his favorite contributions to the Sentinel was his weekly "Good Guys" column that showcased the good deeds of local student-athletes in the classroom and community.
Thank you, Joe.
Sentinel senior writer Joe Williams dies of pancreatic cancer - Orlando Sentinel
Joe Williams Biography
Joe was the utmost professional and I loved working with him during my time at the Sentinel. Joe covered high school sports in the Sentinel's Lake County bureau for much of his career. While the Sentinel became known as a launching pad for a lot of big names in the industry, Joe and colleagues like Bill Buchalter and Buddy Collings were its bedrocks in the community. I loved my time working with them as high schools/local sports editor.
Joe loved what he did, loved covering his community and telling the stories of its athletes. He covered everything local you could imagine -- high schools, youth baseball, triathlons, you name it. He loved working with coaches and labored over the stats and rankings and getting names right like they were the Super Bowl because, to the kids and parents and friends who read it in the paper, it was. Joe never complained, always brought class and care to the newsroom and was a devoted husband, dad and granddad. He was beloved by the local community for his professionalism and it is fitting that one of his favorite contributions to the Sentinel was his weekly "Good Guys" column that showcased the good deeds of local student-athletes in the classroom and community.
Thank you, Joe.
Sentinel senior writer Joe Williams dies of pancreatic cancer - Orlando Sentinel
Joe Williams Biography
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