Rodney Clint Williams Obituary

Rodney Clint Williams attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, CA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Rodney Clint Williams.

Graduation Year	Class of 1974
Date of Passing	Nov 11, 2004
About	°Rodney Williams Obituary Rodney Clint Williams Born on June 30th, 1956, Rodney passed away on November 11th, 2004 at the age of 48. He was a resident of Forest Knolls, California. Rod was a sensitive loving man who adored his wife of 20 years and family. With his drive and ambition, he continually worked to improve his family's life. He was gregarious and his generosity knew no limits. His powerful presence and sense of values provided many young men with a strong role model. Lifetime Marin County resident, Rod went to Tam High School and graduated in 1974. He was a Track and Field, and football star. He then went into the Army (ROTC) after which he went to College of Marin and Santa Rosa Junior College studying Diagnostic Radiology. His career was primarily at University of San Francisco Medical Center. Rod was noted in "Who's Who" for his poetry and as a High School Scholar Athlete. He coached Little League and was an active Parent in the Lagunitas Open Class Room. He loved the outdoors and the country life. He is survived by his loving wife Carole and his children, Tyrone 26, Jason 25, Jordan 14, and Phoenix 6; brothers and sisters, Raymond Williams, Renee Williams, Royna Williams, Rhonda Williams Lee and Ross Williams and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service on Thursday, November 18th, 2004 at 10:30 AM at St. Rita's Catholic Church, Fairfax, CA. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael, California. Marin Independent Journal on Nov. 17, 2004. Press Democrat October 13, 2005 Four Sonoma County sheriff's deputies were cleared Wednesday in the shooting death of a Sebastopol man who had killed his brother-in-law. The announcement by Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua came 11 months and a day after Kenneth Hugh Duncan was shot, ending a three-hour standoff at his Bloomfield Road home. The deputies fired as Duncan, 62, stepped onto his porch, where he stood by the body of his brother-in-law and pointed a .38-caliber handgun at them. The deputies fired 11 times with three different types of weapons. Two of the shots were from rifles, one was from a shotgun, the remaining eight were from .40-caliber handguns, Sheriff's Lt. Roger Rude said. Duncan was hit nine times and died of a wound to his neck. The district attorney's findings echoed those of Petaluma police, who also investigated the Nov. 11, 2004, shooting and concluded in February that the officers "acted in defense of their own lives." Duncan's brother-in-law, Rodney Clint Williams, 48, of Forest Knolls in Marin County, had driven to the Bloomfield Road home to check on Duncan's well-being. Williams' wife was speaking to her husband on a cellular phone when he got to her brother's house, and called 911 after hearing what sounded like gunshots as he arrived at about 2:30 a.m. Duncan had a history of mental illness, and his sister described him to authorities as a survivalist. Investigators said he called neighbors that night and spoke "nonsensically" to them. In the standoff that followed, deputies fired pepper spray into the home and spoke to Duncan repeatedly over a public address system. After about three hours, authorities said, Duncan came out of the house, said something unintelligible and pointed his handgun at the deputies, who opened fire. Efforts to reach family members of either Duncan or Williams were unsuccessful Wednesday. The officers cleared of wrongdoing were Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Brown and deputies Brad James, Henri Boustany and Mike Crean.