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Christopher Shane Williams, 28, of Speers, died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at 3:30 a.m. at the home of his parents. Born Jan. 6, 1975, in North Charleroi, he was the son of Dwight and Cecilia Sadowski Williams of Belle Vernon, Washington Township. Christopher was a resident of Speers for the past year, a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, Belle Vernon, and was an insurance agent with the Williams Insurance Group of Belle Vernon. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in the Airborne Infantry, a graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School Class of 1993, attended Edinboro University for two years and California University for one year. Christopher also was a member of the Belle Vernon Lions Club, Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659, was an assistant baseball coach at Charleroi Area High School and was active in fund-raising for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. In addition to his parents, Christopher is survived by his wife of four years, Angela Marie Fox Williams, his daughter, Emily Caitlin Williams, at home, two sisters and brothers-in-law, Lisa and David Karn of Hickory and Shannon and Daniel Rabe of Belle Vernon, his maternal grandmother, Cecelia Sadowski of Belle Vernon, his paternal grandparents, Clyde and Margaret Williams of Ocala, Fla., and five nephews, Zachery, Riley and Henry Karn and Jake and Gavin Rabe. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Joseph Sadowski, and one uncle, Joseph T. Sadowski. Visitation will be held Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. A prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. Church with the Rev. Ronald Cyktor Jr., parochial vicar, as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian Parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Christopher Williams Monday at 3 p.m., Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will conduct services Monday evening at 7, and the Belle Vernon Lions Club will conduct services Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. As a convenience to the family, condolences arc accepted and given to the family from the funeral home's web site, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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