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| date_of_birth =[[June 18]], [[1931]]
| place_of_birth = Jacksonville,Duval,Florida,USA
| date_of_death =[[April 19]], [[2004]]
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| occupation =Music director
| children =Stephen Harvin Williams<br/>Grier Moffatt Williams, Jr.
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'''Dr. Grier Moffatt Williams Sr.''' ([[June 19 1931]]-[[April 19 2004]]) was a music director and educator best known for his 17-year tenure with the [[Pensacola Symphony Orchestra]]. He also served as choir director of [[First Presbyterian Church]] for 20 years.
==Early Life and Education==Williams was born on [[June 18]], [[1931]] in Tampa, Florida to Jonathan Beatty Williams and Mary Agnes Moffatt Williams. His father was a Biology teacher at H.B. Plant High School in Tampa, before he opened a surgical supply store in Jacksonville. Williams attended Davidson College, where he met his wife, [[Louise Harvin Williams|Louise Harvin]]. A lifelong musician, his instrument of choice was the trumpet.
Williams founded the [[UWF Music Department|Music Department]] of the nascent [[University of West Florida]] in [[1967]] and helped it earn national accreditation.
