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Speakers talk about star athlete’s love for education, putting their town on map
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Karl Flagg embraces Clarence “Pooh Bear” Williams’ daughter, Jordan Williams (left), and close friend Wes Thompson in front of the casket before Saturday’s service. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News) -
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School athletic director and Class of 1993 classmate Tim Ross pauses for a moment while delivering his memories of Williams. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News) -
Younger brother Travis Kennell talks about the late Clarence “Pooh Bear” Williams, as William Floyd (center), Williams’ former Florida State running back teammate, and Elder Taurean Wilson of Johnson Temple Church of God in Christ, Crescent City, listen during Saturday’s service at Al Wisnoski Field at Wiltcher Stadium at Crescent City Junior-Senior High School. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
CRESCENT CITY – By now, Tim Ross is all too painfully familiar with this.
On the same field that would eventually bear Al Wisnoski’s name, Ross delivered a touching tribute to the former and…