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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 , Family, 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's maternal grandfather, James S. Moffatt, was the president of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_College Erskine College] in South Carolina from 1907 until 1921. Williams's great-great grandfather, W.M. Grier, served as President, as well as his great-great-great grandfather, R.C. Grier, and grand-uncle, R.E. Grier. 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.
