Funeral On Wednesday For Man Killed By Falling Tree

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- The Sandy Springs resident who died last week when a tree fell onto his home during Tropical Storm Irma will be laid to rest on Wednesday. A funeral service for Stanley Wayne Williams, 59, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford.

Williams was inside his residence on Hardeman Road during the early afternoon hours on Monday, Sept. 11 when the tree fell onto his home, the city of Sandy Springs previously told Patch (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

According to his obituary, Williams was born in Austin, Texas, and received both his undergraduate and master's degrees in architecture from the University of Florida. He worked for architecture firm Cooper Carry in Atlanta for most of his career.

Williams was often referred to as an architect's architect, "excelling not only in his sense of design but also in the minute details involved in the building process," the obituary noted.

"He had a great ability to always investigate a new approach and served as a mentor and teacher to younger architects," it added. "A quiet man, but when he spoke, people listened. Stan’s wry sense of humor cut through tensions to get to the heart of the matter. Stan loved to travel, especially to see world famous architecture. It has been said of Stan, 'He didn't take the easy path. He took the right path'."

Williams, who studied at the New York Culinary Institute of America, loved cooking, architecture, fast cars, art and craft beer, his obituary said.

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The family will receive visitors an hour before the funeral service. Williams is preceded in death by his parents, Frank Osborne Williams and Melba Louise Ballard Williams. He is survived by his brother, Frank Steven “Steve” Williams; his sister-in-law, Susie Williams; and nephew, Frank “Steven” Williams, Jr. all of Lawrenceville.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Getty Foundation.

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