The Vietnam vet is taking medication until he can get a life-saving liver transplant. All this while facing a deadline to replace his aging roof from his home in the modular home community of Waterford.
"I was concerned, 'Am I going to have a home to come to when I get out of the hospital?" said Williams.
Fortunately, it's no longer an issue thanks to State Rep. Valerie Longhurst, who convinced Lowes to donate about $5,000 worth of materials to get the job done.
Longhurst plans to draft hardship legislation for people like Williams, who own modular homes, but not the land they sit on. That leaves the owners ineligible for most assistance programs.
"It actually tore up my heart because this guy is a vet, he needs a liver transplant, and he basically got an ultimatum, and that ultimate wasn't something that, I felt, was fair to him," said Rep. Longhurst.
Not only did Rep. Longhurst and Lowe's come through, the contractor who did the work did not charge a penny for the service.
"To sum it up, this guy gave two or more years of his life for our country. The least I could do is give up two days," said Chris Betts of Betts Home Improvement and Repair.
"Home is where the heart is," Williams said. "No doubt about it."
