Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-16

most useful and respected members,
and the state one of it's best, as well as
one of it's very distinguished citizens.
! RESOLVED, That in George L. Will
/ liams, and in his lovable and success
full career in life, Notwithstanding Sc
we're physical impediments, the young
have an example worthy of imitation,
IN self-reliance, unceasing industry,
patience, economy and success
| RESOLVED, That we condole with
his bereaved and stricken family in
their great affiiction and assure them
of our deepest sympathy and condol-
ence; his family realize better than
we can his true value, great love, his
constant self sacrificing devotion to
all his duties and to the truest and no.
blest ideals.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
and this memorial be spread upon the
Circuit Court records and that a copy
be presented to the bereaved family.
D. D. Conway,
Theo. w. Brazeau,
I E. C. Pors,
Committee of the Wood County Bar.
| Response By The Court.
To The Memorial and Resolutions On
The Death of Geo. L. Williams
first met George L. Williams in
1884, and Immediately became we'll ac-
quainted with him. There were two
traits of his character which at once
impressed me. One was his absolute
integrity; the other his indomitable
will. From 1884 l followed his career
quite closely. | was both associated
with him and opposed to him in litiga-
tion. knew him socially. l found
that my first impression was correct;
only | did not then realize nor appre-
ciate his wonderful courage.
There never has been in the Bar of
this Circuit braver man than George
L. Williams-brave not only to with
stand any opponent he came against,
but brave in the fight he had to make
all the time against the burden of his
physical disabilities. Few, very few
men could have lived the active, use
ful, valuable life he lived, weighted
with such an awful handicap. Stricken
in his infancy as he was, not one in a
thousand could have made the strug-
gle for an education, as detailed in the
memorial; not one in ten thousand SO
affected could thereafter have arisen
to the high plane he occupied for so
many years.
! At times he was also great suffer
er. Yet he had the fortitude and brav-
cry to go clear through all the years
to the age of II without faltering and
without asking or expecting concession
or consideration from his fellow men
And with it all he was a man of abso-
lutely pure mind and heart. He was g
wonderful man; wonderful that he
could build up such a character, while
all the time he had such a stupendous
drag upon him.
All those who knew him, from the
time he began to practice law until the
weight of years and infrmaties i'm
paired him, knew a fighter in the hand
ling of litigation; fair, square fight
er; uncompromising with wrong, anC
quite inclined to be vindictiye toward;
the sharp practitioner.
In this Circuit Mr.. Williams was a
the time of his death the senior mem
Der of the bar He knew and was in
tinlate with nearly all the lawyers O.
the Pinery days. He was the last o.
them, with the traits Of the best O.
/ them. He was an able, honorable law
year, a steadfast friend, and an en-
ioyable companion. He was fine ci
tizen, generous, whole-souled man
and always a gentleman.