Changes
no edit summary
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =[[June 18]], [[1931]]
| place_of_birth =Jacksonville,Duval,Florida,USA
| date_of_death =[[April 19]], [[2004]]
| place_of_death =
| religion =Presbyterian
| spouse =[[Louise Harvin Williams]]
| parents =[[Jonathan Beatty Williams]] [[Mary Agnes Williams]]
| children =Stephen Harvin Williams<br/>Grier Moffatt Williams, Jr.
}}
'''Grier Moffatt Williams, Sr.''' ([[1931]]-[[2004]]) was a music director and educator best known for his 17-year tenure with the [[Pensacola Symphony Orchestra]]. He also served as choir director of [[First Presbyterian Church]] for 20 years.
Born on [[June 18]], [[1931]]in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, Williams attended Davidson College, where he met his wife, [[Louise Harvin Williams|Louise Harvin]]. A lifelong musician, his instrument of choice was the trumpet.
Williams founded the [[UWF Music Department|Music Department]] of the nascent [[University of West Florida]] in [[1967]] and helped it earn national accreditation.
Williams retired from the PSO in [[1996]]. He was succeeded by [[Peter Rubardt]], who praised Williams for setting the orchestra "on a path to professionalism."
He passed away on [[April 2119]], [[2004]] while recovering from a heart attack.
{{bio-stub}}