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Walter E. Williams, 84, Dies; Conservative Economist on Black Issues

Skeptical of antipoverty programs, he was a scholar who reached a wide public through a newspaper column and books, and as a fill-in for Rush Limbaugh.

Jeannette Williams-Parker, Nurse in a Virus Hot Spot, Dies at 48

She was the first nurse in West Virginia to die of Covid-19. “She just never thought it would happen to her,” her mother said.

Carter Williams, Who Unshackled Nursing Home Residents, Dies at 97

By closely describing the inner lives of older people, Ms. Williams altered legal regulations and clinical standards applied to nursing homes.

Stephen F. Williams, U.S. Appeals Court Judge, Dies at 83

A Reagan appointee, he served on the District of Columbia bench for three decades. He died of the coronavirus.

Sharon Williams, a Nurturer on the Police Force, Dies at 54

When Ms. Williams came across troubled young women while on the job in New Orleans, she saw them as potential “angels.” She died of Covid-19.

Gerald Williams, Poet, Essayist and Editor, Dies at 85

Bronx-born and Boston-educated, he also worked as a translator in Paris and Amsterdam before settling in New York in the late 1960s. He died of Covid-19.

Betty Williams, Peace Laureate From Northern Ireland, Dies at 76

She and Mairead Corrigan shared the 1976 Nobel Prize for galvanizing a mass movement to protest sectarian violence during the time known as the Troubles.

Clayton Williams, Oilman Whose Gaffes Cost an Election, Dies at 88

Leading Ann Richards in 1990, he was undone by a spate of blunders. He was the last Republican to date to lose a race for governor of Texas.

Chester Williams, Rugby Champion Who Signaled Apartheid’s Defeat, Dies at 49

Williams was the only nonwhite on the Springboks when it won the 1995 World Cup and was embraced by Nelson Mandela in a message of reconciliation.

Richard Williams, Who Brought Roger Rabbit to Life, Dies at 86

A three-time Oscar winner, he worked in film and television and wrote a book on animation that became an essential industry reference.