Loren Williams Memorial

This page is a place to celebrate the life and memory of Loren Williams. Recent photos and other information will be posted here. Those who remember Loren and would like to share of your experiences are encouraged to do so. This site is new, but will be updated. Thank you for visiting, thank you for those who remember Loren and share their memories here."He was in my high school. We weren't exactly friends, but I was friendly enough with him. He was the other cellist in our chamber music, and he was really really good. He was into science and math, at least I'm pretty sure that's what he was going into for college. He would have been right near graduation from college now. He died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. We called him "cello wench" and he was always fun to laugh and joke with. We hadn't kept in touch, but I ran into him last year at Christmas and we touched base some. He was a wonderful person, a free spirit of sorts, and I'm really hit by this. It's moving, and saddening I wish I had more specific memories of him, but my memories seem to be more general. His personality, his smile, his amazing talent at the cello combines with his cockiness at the same time as not really wanting to be playing.” -Allison G“I don't know what to say... I'm so sorry. He was such a wonderful person to be around. He was a mad man on the cello. I wish I could have gotten to know him better. . . I remember the first time I met Loren. He was a very sweet person who knew his cello like no ones business. It was a very long time I go. But I still remember the way he made me laugh.” -Melissa D“He's one of those guys I always wonder about now and again, wondering if he'd ever gotten off the ground with his rocket engineering, etc. He was a beautiful cellist. I am very saddened. Michelle (Alexander) and I were the ones to give him that nickname (lovingly, “cello wench”) originally, and he was more or less our adopted freshman. This has been hard news. I remember talking with some other upper classmen about how he was going to be such a complete heart-throb once he got a little older ;) He had a nickname for me too--damned if I can remember what it was now. I remember he always wore that grey t-shirt, and made such a fantastic wooden samurai sword and sheath for a semester project that I put up in the Gallery. Please pass on to his family that I thought Loren was a remarkable young man, and that I thought of him fairly often. I had always hoped to hear his name on the news associated with NASA or something.” -Erin H“I remember him as quiet and good natured. . . It is sad that the world wouldn't be more discriminating in who should suffer ill fortune. Do share my sympathy with those who are mourning. Surviving the death of others is a difficult experience. I struggle, as all of us do, with our inability to do anything besides be there in whatever form we can.” -Jon B“I remember Loren as a really sweet good natured guy. I don't think that kid had a mean bone in his body.... I remember just sittin' back with him in our silly dance class and he was just such a nice guy...he was a great musician and, even if it was only ACHS student government, really seemed like he wanted to make a difference in the world...” -Mary F“I didn’t know him well, but I certainly remember him as a nice and smart person. I am sad for all of the young people we graduate with that have turned out to have such short lives.” -Sarah G“I am really sorry to hear about that. He was a really nice guy. I remember him being a very intelligent and sincere boy.” -Courtney C“I knew Loren. Not extremely well but like you said it was a small school and we all knew each other. I am so sorry to hear the news. It is such a tragic thing to deal with. I remember Loren as a quiet guy. His longer hair that would somewhat cover his face. Smart kid, real smart kid. Quiet but when he had something to share he did. He would kind of come out of nowhere and share the most amazing point of view or bring up a great argument for whatever the topic may be. I am sorry to hear that he is no longer with us. I feel even worse not finding out until now. My heart is with his family.” -Erica HI wish I could have known him better, but from what I remember he was always a very funny, sweet and charming guy. He's definitely not easily forgotten.” -Deborah F“Loren was such a great person.... I have many fond memories of insulting his masculinity in chamber orchestra, and whining to Carol until we all had to play Canon in D, just because I loved it and he hated it.... of course, my teasing came entirely out of respect for him and his remarkable musical talent. I wanted to play my violin the way he played his cello. On top of that, he was intelligent, funny, and ahd a good heart. This a great loss, and one of those times that makes me really question how much fairness there is in the world!!” -Tara S“Loren was a happy go lucky guy. I have many fond memories of us in middleschool. Loren was always, and I mean always, striving to be the best. He always made the best class projects, leaving the rest of us shaking in our boots. :) Damn him! He was a good friend, I will remember him always. He was a hard worker, and he put a lot of time into achieving his goals. Loren had a great personality, that will carryover into the next lifetime...*R-I-P* I knew Loren for about ten years, not only did I goto highschool with him, I also had middleschool with him at Highland Park. Loren was an awesome guy, he was very smart and pretty funny. He was a good friend to me. I recently saw him about a month and a half ago, it made hearing about his death pretty hard." - Adam B "It's tragic to see the world has lost Loren -- he was so quiet and talented. I remember sitting during a "brown bag" lunch concert, watching him play solo on his cello and he was just *amazing*. He made the cello sing and was a true master. I always wondered why I'd chosen to go, but now I know why. Sadly, I only had a few interactions with him, but he was a great guy, full of passion about music and life. The world is a little darker without his light." - Elizabeth KimballI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4