Carl Hitchcock Williams, M.A. Education 1993

Carl Hitchcock Williams, M.A. Education ’93, a Seattle native and resident of Bainbridge Island, passed peacefully in the company of friends in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. According to his sister Frances Ringold, Carl touched the lives of countless people, in a dizzying array of roles; as father, husband, big brother, teacher, friend, advisor, teammate, music maven, and kind stranger.

He will be remembered as generous, fun loving, and warm spirited; a music enthusiast, a great cook, and a reliable soul. Avid explorers, Carl and his wife Lydia spent the past two years living in Quito, Ecuador, where Carl taught third graders at the Colegio Americano. Much of their spare time was spent discovering the world, and exposing themselves to new cultures, most recently South America and the Caribbean.

Carl is survived by Lydia Williams, his wife and companion of thirty-years years, his beloved daughters Lauren (and Johnny) Evison, and Heidi (and Brendan) McGill and a sister, Francie Ringold of Seattle, brother Scott Williams of Greenwich, Connecticut, and a grandson, Owen Carl Hitchcock.