Donald Lewis Williams

Donald L. “Don” Williams, born in Pittsburgh, passed away March 17, 2013, in Mountain View, Calif., at the age of 84. Although he had medical issues over the last few years, his death was unexpected.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara; children Debby Williams, Donna Williams-Cyr, Tammy Glaser (Chris), Toni Wolfe and John Doebler; granddaughters Katie and Rebecca; great-grandson Ethan; former son-in-law Ric Cyr; and many stepsiblings, nieces and nephews.

His family and friends will miss him.

Deceased are several family members, Helen and Tom Williams, Mary Cowden, Tommy Williams, Tracy Jean Williams, Nada Williams and Dona Wolfe.

Mr. Williams served proudly in the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. After his discharge, he completed his education at Waynesburg College with a degree in organic chemistry. He began his career as a salesman in the east, working for Perking Elmer, Fisher Scientific and F&M Corp. After Hewlett-Packard Co. acquired F&M in the early 1960s, he returned to California, settling in the Los Angeles area, to help establish an analytical chemistry sales force for Hewlett-Packard on the west coast. In 1973, he was asked to manage one of Hewlett-Packard’s first consumer product “stores,” coinciding with the introduction of the HP80 handheld financial calculator. He left Hewlett-Packard in 1975, and until his retirement in 1993, he held various positions at Exxon Mobil and Apple.

His first and greatest love was his family. The other joys in his life were watching the Steelers and the USC Trojans, golf, coin collecting and cruising.

A celebration of his life with a reception will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of service, Saturday, June 1, in Nation Funeral Home Inc., 220 East Lincoln Avenue, McDonald. According to his wishes, he will be laid to rest with his family in Robinson Run Cemetery, McDonald.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in honor of his great-grandson, Ethan Heitner, to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607-1460. Gifts should be specified for the Tampa Hospital.