Richard A. Williams, 64, of Kenosha, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 16th, 2008, at his residence. Born on January 1, 1944, in LaCrosse, WI, he was the son of the late James L. and Evelyn (Hodge) Williams. He was educated in the schools of LaCrosse and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1962. He moved from Reedsburg to Kenosha in 1974, and has resided here since. He was enlisted in the U.S. Army, and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967. On September 19, 1970, he married Susan Thompson in Reedsburg, WI. Richard was employed at AMC/Chrysler for 32 years, retiring as a tool & cutter grind operator in May, 2007. He was a member of the Local UAW 72 Retirees. Richard was very involved with the Boy Scouts of America and was a mentor for Wilson Elementary. He was an outdoorsman, loved hunting, camping, traveling with his family, maintaining his yard, playing and watching sports and enjoyed working with young people. Richard was a total family man and was very unselfish. Richard is survived by his wife of 37 years, Susan Williams of Kenosha; two sons, Thomas Williams of Kenosha and David Williams of Oshkosh; four brothers, Paul Williams of Washington State, Al (Lois) Locy of Lodi, CA, Charles (Barb) Callan of LaCrosse, WI, and John (Kim) Williams of Onalaska, WI; and two sisters, Patricia (Galen) Romskog of LaCrosse, WI, and Bernita (Howard) Sheehan of French Island, WI. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Marie Polodna Williams; and two brothers, Harry "Butch" and James "Bill" Williams. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 22nd, at Proko Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Funeral services will follow at the funeral home at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be private.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Richard's Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com