![]() Released in 1976 This Is Niecy rose to Nos. Williams went on to work on her first studio album with both White and Stepney as its producers. Kalimba was a production company started by Maurice White and Charles Stepney. She left Wonder in 1975 to sign a deal with Columbia Records and Kalimba Productions. Williams also appeared on Syreeta Wright's 1974 album Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta, Minnie Riperton's 1974 album Perfect Angel and Roberta Flack's 1975 album Feel Like Makin' Love. She became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of "Wonderlove", lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. A brief spell in 1969 with Patti Hamilton's the Lovelites resulted in her lead on "I'm Not Like the Others", a track that was eventually released in 1999. One of those early records, "I'm Walking Away", was released on Toddlin's subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England's Northern Soul scene. She recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels as Deniece Chandler. It was a lot of fun." During those years, she also worked at a telephone company and as a ward clerk at the Chicago Mercy Hospital. Williams started performing while a college student, "a part-time job singing at a club, Casino Royal, and I liked it. She recalled, "You have to be a good student to be in college, and I wasn't." Career Early years (late 1960s–1975) She attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, in the hopes of becoming a registered nurse and an anesthetist, but she dropped out after a year and a half. June Deniece Chandler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, United States. She (with Johnny Mathis) is also known for recording “Without Us”, the theme song of Family Ties. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether. She is best known for the songs " Free", " Silly", " It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two Billboard Hot 100 No.1 singles " Let's Hear It for the Boy" and " Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis). She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. Online condolences may be made to the family at Deniece Williams (née Chandler born June 3, 1951) is an American singer. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. with Pastor Bob Dornan officiating, at New Hope United Methodist Church at 1089 E. A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, May 26, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. Graveside services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Don worked as a systems and signal processing engineer for Raytheon (formerly HRB Singer) for 30 years and then for SRI for 24 years before retiring at 83. During his early career with HRB, Don attended The Pennsylvania State University, graduating with a Masters in Electrical Engineering, and obtained several patents for instrumentation for measuring the range and size of buried or hidden metal objects. Upon graduation from Gannon, Don joined HRB Singer Inc. While attending Gannon, Don worked at Erie Resistor Corporation. He left Bell after three years to attend Gannon University in Erie, Pa., graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1963. Honorably discharged from the Air Force after four years, Don worked at Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo N.Y. During his time of service, Don earned numerous commendations for excellence in leadership, character and technical proficiency. Don is a veteran of the Korean War with 19 months active war duty in Korea. He completed Air Traffic Command (ATC) and Radar Mechanics training at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and was appointed as a staff sergeant to the 1974th AACS MATS Squadron under the 45th Air Division (SAC) at Loring AFB in Limestone, Maine. Don was a star basketball player on the Randolph East Mead High School team.Īfter graduating from high school, Don joined the Air Force. and a brother Harrington Smith of Albian, Pa.ĭon was preceded in death by his parents Henry Thoreau Smith and Amelia Pasqualina (Mazza) and by a brother, Jonathan Smith of Ohio.ĭon grew up in Guys Mills, Pa., one of five children and was the sibling most likely to get out of chores (often by paying his youngest sister to do his) and disappear into the outdoors to hunt or fish or into the shop to tinker on a transistor radio, ham radio, or other emergent technology. and a sister Patricia Rudy (Ralph) of Kilgore, Texas and Chautauqua, N.Y. and their daughters Llewyn and Elzada a sister Barbara Veal of Carlsbad, Calif. a grandson Thomas Stewart (Katelyn) of Julian, Pa. a grandson Jonathan Stewart (SO: Emily Meehan) of Boston, Mass. a son James Smith (Amy) of Port Matilda, Pa. and a daughter Lynne Stewart (Ralph) of Bellefonte, Pa. a daughter Tamara Smith of Bellefonte, Pa. passed away on May 19, 2023, at the age of 90.ĭon is survived by his wife of 63 years Nita (Williams) Smith of Bellefonte, Pa. ![]()
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