My
Home Page:
Lawrence
R.
Williams
This
is my home page. I hope you find it useful.
My
Background
I was born in a small town in
East Texas
called Point Blank. I grew up in
Livingston
,
Texas
where I attended Dunbar Elementary, Junior High, and High School. I
received my undergraduate training at Texas Southern University in
Houston
Texas
. After spending two years in the United States Army, I resumed my
graduate studies at The University of Michigan. For more information about
my academic life, you should visit my curriculum
vita .
My
Interests
I am a closet shade tree mechanic and
like to tinker with automobile repair. My favorite movie is still
Dr.
Zhivago
, which won the
Oscar
for the Best Picture in 1967.
My
Family
My wife is
Winifred
Williams
. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from
Eastern
Kentucky
University
and a Master of Public Administration degree from The University of Texas at
San Antonio
. Currently, she is a Contracting Officer for the Environmental
Contracting Division at Randolph Air Force Base in
San Antonio
,
Texas
. She enjoys reading a good book, shopping, and traveling to new places.
I have three children and two grandsons.
Marcus Lorioun Williams received a Bachelor Of
Science degree in mathematics from The University of Texas at
Austin. Marcus has been a dedicated and effective mathematics
teacher at
Klein
Forest
High School
in
Houston,
Texas, and at
Hobby
Middle School
and
John
Marshall
High School
in
San Antonio,
Texas. He is presently employed by a national
testing firm providing leadership to a team that develops mathematics assessment
instruments. He is married to Jarah Torrez-Williams. They have two
sons,
Jordan
Daniel
Williams
, who is two years old, and Lorenzo James Williams, who was born in
April, 2007. Jarah has a Bachelor of Social Work degree and a
Master of Social Work degree from Our Lady of the
Lake
University
,
San Antonio
,
Texas
.
Vernetha
Dionne Williams
received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in mathematics from
Spelman
College
in
Atlanta
,
Georgia
. Presently she is a manager of a communications computer software team for
a national firm.
Lawrence R. Williams, Jr. or affectionately,
Ray
Ray
, is a senior at the
University
of
North Texas
majoring in Jazz Studies. He has received many accolades for his musical
abilities on the trumpet including being named to the All-Region Jazz band for
four years while in high school and performing as a member of the All-State
Symphonic Band. He was a member of the Inner City All Stars Brass Band
that performed exceptionally well at the Apollo Theater in
Harlem
on the syndicated show Showtime at the Apollo.
Links
to My Favorite Sites
Mathematicians
of the African Diaspora