Maurice Anthony Williams

Mr. Maurice Anthony Williams, son of Mrs. Denise Dickerson and the late Keith Anthony Williams, was born on November 27, 1978 in New York, New York. He passed away from earth to eternity on Monday, March 28, 2022.

Maurice graduated from Montclair High School, Class of 1997, in Montclair, New Jersey. He was employed at Dickstein Shapiro LLP law firm in New York for several years before relocating to South Carolina to be employed with Schaefer Industrial and Pepsi in the Carolinas.

Maurice relocated to South Carolina in 2011 and married his longtime girlfriend on December 12, 2012, for he insisted on that unique day. They had two beautiful sons. He later relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina where his health began to decline in 2022.

Maurice was loved by many and will always be remembered by his beautiful smile. He was definitely beautiful inside and out. He was respectful, charismatic, generous and thoughtful to many. Moreover, he was family-oriented. He loved his family to no end. He didn’t dwell on whether you were blood related or related by extended family, for he believed we were all family.

He had a love for cooking, music, dancing and traveling. He also had a green thumb which he obtain from his mom. His mom whom he admired so much is where he would give credit for his good looks and sexy gap. He would always say he represented Spanish Harlem wherever he went. Appearance meant everything to him. He always kept a clean cut with his brush in hand to keep his 360 waves for all to see; in addition to, he kept clean white Air Forces.

He was a son of God raised in Catholic religious beliefs. More so, his heart, until his last breath, was for his sons. (John 14:13 “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”)

Preceded in death were his beloved grandfather George “Poppa” Mungin, Aunt Yvette Holley, Brother-in-law Christopher Sellers and nephew Christopher Sellers, Jr.

To love and cherish his memory is his wife Nyesha Ridges-Williams; his sons Julius Anthony Williams and Semaj Anthony Williams; his step-children Chrishaun and Brianna Hutchinson; his grandson Eli Noel Jackson; his mother Denise Dickerson (Barry); brother Barry Dickerson Jr.; his grandmothers Anna Maria “Margie” Williams and Mazie Mungin; aunts Tanya Williams, Diana Baker, and Antoinette “Anna” Holley, Uncle Radathas “Freddy” Hamilton; mothers-in-law Marilyn Ridges and Cynthia Sellers; father-in-law Charles Ridges; brother-in-law Wayne Sellers (Kimberly); his special cousins Monique Chandler (Oliver), Eian Holley (Eliana Castro), Erik Varona (Sabrina), Wesley Garrison (Natalie), Michael Garrison, Lonnie Owens, Taryn and Amanda Baker, Fred, Nikki and Meka Hamilton; and a host of other cousins, aunts, uncles, family and friends.

To My Family:

John 14: 18-20

“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”

To My Mom:

Numbers 6:24-26

"'The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."'

To My Sons:

I miss and love you everyday at every moment. Love, Dad

To Maurice:

I hide my tears when I say your name, but the pain in my heart is still the same. Although, I smile and seem carefree, there is no one who misses you more than me. I will always love you, Maurice! Niya

Dad:

We love you!

I am free

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following paths God made for me. I took his hand I heard him call, then turned, and bid farewell to all.

I could not stay another day

to laugh, to love, to sing, to play. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found my peace... at close of play.

And if my parting left a void,

Then fill it with remembered joy

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss Ah yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened... deep with sorrow

I wish you sunshine of tomorrow.

My life's been full I've savoured much Good friends, good times

A loved one's touch

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief Don't lengthen it now with grief

Lift up your hearts and share with me, God wants me now... He set me free.

Memorial Services TBA