Page 68 - Summer 2019 - Lubbock Senior Link Magazine - Online Magazine

HONORING SENIORS
In Honor
of
Christine
from Family and Friends
A good neighbor doesn’t have to
live on your street. Sometimes you
find them at work, in school, in an
organization or a Sunday school
class. Christine Williams’ friends at
Indiana Ave. Baptist Church wanted
to honor her with public thanks
and affection, and her siblings and
children happily contributed, too.
Doug and Charlette Hendrick who
lead an adult Sunday school class at
IABC agree that Christine deserves
to be recognized. “We call Christine
our ‘Class Bible Scholar’. Not
only do we value her insight and
understanding of the Scriptures, but
we all love her.”
Christine (Stephenson) Williams,
was born on April 19, 1934, in
Paris, Texas to Reba and Robert
Stephenson. Her father fought in
WWI in France. He later worked
for Santa Fe Railroad for 34 years.
Christine came to Texas Tech at age
18. She worked for a gin broker,
C.E. Dean. She borrowed $600
from Mr. Dean to buy her first car,
making regular payments until it
was paid off. Tom “Red” (Thomas
Lee) Williams II drove a purple
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convertible and would often drive room. While I was unable to see
by Mom’s house, his car full of girls, my bedroom, Mom surprised me
just to make her jealous. It worked, by painting my room and making
and they were married April 25, me a new bedspread and matching
1953. Dad earned his Pharmacy curtains, all while taking care of my
degree from the University of Texas brother, visiting me in the hospital,
and practiced for 60 years. Red and and going to classes. The older I
Christine had two children, Thomas get, the more amazed I am at her
Lee Williams III and Becky Jane sacrifices. In recent years I expressed
Williams. After earning her teaching my admiration and gratitude for
degree at Texas Tech University in how well she took care of my dad
1970, Mom taught school
for 13 years.
-Son Dr. Tom Williams III
Mom married Dad in
April 1953. He was soon
drafted into the Army
and served in the Panama
Canal Zone where Mom
joined him. We moved
to Lubbock in 1962 into
the house she still lives
in. We went to Trinity
Baptist Church where she
taught preschoolers for
many years.
In 1967, I spent 12 weeks
in a half body cast,
sleeping in the living