{"id":7746,"date":"2006-05-24T16:26:47","date_gmt":"2006-05-24T21:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7746"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:32:29","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:32:29","slug":"4923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/05\/24\/4923\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends Use Website to Eulogize Antwan Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Stan Friedman<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO, IL (May 24, 2006) &#8211; As soon as they heard the tragic news, friends began  eulogizing 22-year-old Antwan Williams on his MySpace Internet account. He had  died too young, but they wanted to share how much he already had influenced  their lives.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Williams, 22, died instantly on Saturday from injuries suffered in an  automobile accident in his hometown of Gary, Indiana. He and two friends were  driving to a local mall when their car went out of control, crossed a median and  struck a semi-truck, according to local press reports. One of his friends also  died in the crash &#8211; the other remains on life support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/old.covchurch.org\/uploads\/U5\/B9\/U5B9okQ8NN1xSsva6kGwgg\/1342.jpg\" alt=\"Antwan Williams\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"10\" width=\"170\" height=\"289\" align=\"right\" \/> Williams graduated from Covenant Bible College  (CBC) in Strathmore, Alberta, just three weeks ago. He had finalized plans on  Thursday to return as Dean of Men.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you for letting your life be a walking testimony of the reality of  Jesus Christ,&#8221; reads one of the MySpace entries. &#8220;I know that there will be a  harvest that comes from your life. I will miss you a lot, but I know that we  will see each other again.&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0Lis<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I honestly can&#8217;t think of anyone who embodied Christ and what it meant to  live in &#8216;The Kingdom&#8217; more than you,&#8221; writes another. &#8220;I love you so much, man,  and I really, really miss you.&#8221; &#8211; Jake.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Slechta, CBC&#8217;s executive director, says students are rarely allowed to  take such an important position immediately after graduating, but Williams  demonstrated his maturity through humility, enthusiasm, and hard work. Although  Williams had been in the community for only a year, the town of Strathmore  surprised him at his graduation with the Karl Sorenson Award for his community  service.<\/p>\n<p>He learned a lot of his leadership skills while working for three summers as  a counselor at Covenant Harbor Bible Camp and Retreat Center, in Lake Geneva,  Wisconsin. &#8220;He was by far our favorite counselor,&#8221; says David Aucker, executive  director. &#8220;The kids loved him. I would dare say that 90 percent of the regular  campers would know who he was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A resident of Gary, Williams started attending Covenant Harbor in 1997,  having been the beneficiary of a Golf for Kids scholarship. In an online story  last September, Williams said, &#8220;Being on staff has taught me a lot. I listen to  my campers and their struggles call me to a higher standard. They are looking up  to me as a role model.&#8221; To read that account, please see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/cov\/news\/item4494.html\">Scholarship  Recipients.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an email he sent to the Covenant Harbor staff last week, Williams wrote,  &#8220;I truly appreciate all of you for all that you have done for me. This goes to  show that the scholarship money that I received as a kid those summers of coming  to camp showed me the love of Christ more than words could have. Your investment  in my life has been part of shaping my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Covenant harbor staff &#8220;has really been traumatized&#8221; by Williams&#8217; death,  Aucker says. Student counselors from as far away as Rockford and Chicago  gathered at the camp over the weekend to watch videos that include Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Williams is featured prominently in the upcoming promotional video for the  camp. The video has been produced, but Aucker says a tag will probably be added  at the end in memory of the former camper and counselor.<\/p>\n<p>In describing himself, Williams wrote on his MySpace account: &#8220;I&#8217;m trying to  live my life with trusting that God will provide for me and that all I need to  do is trust him, even when I can&#8217;t see beyond a decision that I have to make.  Trusting God is more than just saying yes &#8211; you have to respond by doing. Don&#8217;t  take my word for it, try it yourself. Pray that God leads you into your  destiny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A funeral service will be conducted Saturday in Gary. North Park University  has opened its residence halls to more than 30 students from CBC who will be  traveling to the funeral. For more information about the service time and  location, call CBC Canada at 403-934-6200 or email the school at  hedy@covenantbiblecollege.ab.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2011 The Evangelical Covenant Church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=7746&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Stan Friedman CHICAGO, IL (May 24, 2006) &#8211; As soon as they heard the tragic news, friends began eulogizing 22-year-old Antwan Williams on his MySpace Internet account. He had died too young, but they wanted to share how much he already had influenced their lives. 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