Tornelle P. Williams

“Be ye therefore ready also; For the son of man cometh at an hour when you think not.” – Luke 12:40 TORNELLE PRENTICE WILLIAMS was born on March 20, 1981 in Baltimore City, Maryland. He was the second of two children born to Thomas and the late Regina Williams. He departed this life suddenly on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Tornelle’s relationship with Christ was the stabilizing force in his life. He was baptized in Christ at an early age at the New Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend Robert Haynes. Like his father, Tornelle enjoyed raising a joyful noise for the Lord. At New Pleasant Grove, he sang on various choirs and played the drums and the saxophone. Tornelle was educated in the Baltimore County Public School System. He graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1999, where he was heavily involved with the school band. Over the years Tornelle worked for a number of security firms in the Baltimore area, including Securitas and Wackenhutt. These firms assigned Tornelle to work at several sites in the local area. At the time of his passing, Tornelle was enrolled at the Lincoln College of Technology in Columbia, Maryland, where he was studying to become an automobile mechanic. He was avid and excited about his classes. His grades were at the honors level. Tornelle and his older brother, Thomas Jr. were both enrolled at Lincoln and were engaged in a sibling competition of love to see who would graduate with the highest grade point average. Tornelle was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Regina. Tornelle and Regina were more than bosom buddies. Over the last years of her life as her health steadily declined, Tornelle became one of his mother’s primary care givers. He spent long and precious hours with her prior to her death. Her parting was a very traumatic event for him. Tornelle was a devoted Baltimore Ravens fan. By the continuous smile on his face earlier this year, it looked like he had won the Super Bowl. Like his mother Regina, Tornelle enjoyed reading. He also was a video game fanatic and enjoyed watching old karate movies. Tornelle also loved playing double deck pinochle. He and his brother would often challenge their parents, but most of the time the younger duo was not victorious. He leaves to cherish his memory: a devoted father, Thomas; brother, Thomas Jr. (Tawanda Veal); nephew, Aaron; niece, Samohte’; a very dear friend, Melanie Malone; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.

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Tornelle P. Williams

March 20, 1981 - April 7, 2013