Sad news to report, Willie Williams who many know from his days at NOLS and UC Santa Cruz passed away this summer from synovial sarcoma. There are a number of moving tributes to Willie's spirit online
http://stories.beatsarcoma.org/2008/03/willie-williams-on-medical-expedition.html
http://kashafrese.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/willie-williams-4257-to-72208/
Memorial Donations
Memorial donations may be made to the Willie Williams Wilderness Orientation (WO) Scholarship at UC Santa Cruz (WO). The program was founded by Willie in 1983 with the hope was to create a 10 day backpacking expedition for incoming students. At the time, Willie was a student, a recreation leader and rock climbing instructor for the UCSC Recreation Program.
Since 1983 more than 2,000 incoming students have experienced the High Sierra through WO. The Willie Williams Scholarship provides full scholarships to students who would have otherwise been unable to attend. For more information about the program visit www.ucscrecreation.com.
All donations to the Willie Williams Wilderness Orientation Scholarship at UC Santa Cruz are tax-deductible. Make checks payable to UC Santa Cruz Foundation with Willie Williams Wilderness Orientation Scholarship in the memo line. Mail to: Wilderness Orientation UC Santa Cruz 1156 High St. - OPERS Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Outdoor Ed is the pseudonym for Rick Curtis Founder of OutdoorEd.com