Though our eyes no longer see each other, our ears no longer hear each other and our hands no longer touch each other, our lives will be forever intertwined because God made it so.
These were the parting words to Edward Allistair Williams from his friend of more than 30 years, Reverend Wesley Daniel, during a funeral service at Bethel Methodist Church, Bay Street, St Michael, yesterday morning. Williams was laid to rest at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens.
The hundreds who turned up to pay their last respects, including Leader of the Opposition Owen Arthur, fellow Barbados Labour Party MPs Mia Mottley and Ronald Toppin, and Government Senator Haynesley Benn, heard the former Methodist lay preacher eulogised as deeply committed Christian, husband and friend of prime ministers and paupers alike.
Daniel spoke of a man “who whenever you called would make himself available, even if he wasn’t”.
“He always wanted the best for his family no matter what the circumstances were,” he added.
Quoting from Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl, he said: “ ‘We cannot judge a biography by its length, or by the number of pages in it; we must judge it by the richness of its contents. Sometimes the unfinished are among the most beautiful of symphonies.’
“Edward has played his and it’s a beautiful symphony.”
Williams, 51, collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack on April 30 while visiting in-laws.
He was to have started a new job last Tuesday.
He leaves to mourn mother Monica, wife Janice, daughters Nicolette and Tiffani and five siblings.
