Published 01/11/01

PLATTSBURGH — Flora Crawford Berry, 75, of Erin Avenue in Plattsburgh, N.Y., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, after a long battle with lung cancer.

She was born in Stevenston, Scotland, on May 15, 1926, daughter of Martha and William Gaw, one of eleven brothers and sisters.

Flora is survived by one brother, Andrew Gaw of Niagara Falls, Ontario; three sisters, Martha Baldwin of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Jessie Garrett and Isobel King of Stevenson, Scotland; her five children and their spouses, James and Janice Berry of London, England, William and Carol Moir of Toronto, Canada, Andrew and Donna Berry of Toronto, Peter and Wendy Williams of Lake George, N.Y., and Paul and Kimberly Berry of Plattsburgh, N.Y.; grandchildren, Christene Hansen and her husband, Brian Hansen and John Berry, Terry Bird and his wife, Kathy, Brian and Julia Berry, Michael and Jason Berry, Christopher, Samantha and Elizabeth Berry; and great grandchild, Kristen Bird.

No calling hours will be scheduled. A private funeral service will be arranged at the family's convenience and arrangements will be made by the O'Neill - Redden - Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

Flowers are welcomed and donations in Flora's memory may be made to the FitzPatrick Cancer Center in Plattsburgh or Hospice of the North Country. For directions and guest book, please visit www.legacy.com

PLATTSBURGH — Lieutenant Commander Randall G. Williams, USN (Ret), 41, of Jerry Drive, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at the CVPH Medical Center after a five year struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease), a condition that government agencies have recently attributed to being connected with service in the Persian Gulf War.

Randy was born in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 4, 1960, and spent his childhood in Plattsburgh.

He attended local schools, graduated from Mount Assumption in 1978 and St. Lawrence University in 1982. LCDR Williams was commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1984 and served as a surface warfare officer until his medical retirement in 1998.

In November, 1990, as tensions in the Middle East escalated into the Gulf War, LCDR Williams was selected to serve onboard the Commander Middle East Forces flagship as the first lieutenant. It was in this capacity that he spent several weeks ashore after having been helicoptered into the port of Kuwait City on the day of liberation. He was decorated with the Combat Action Ribbon for his duty in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf during Desert Storm. LCDR Williams attended the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, Calif., where he earned a masters degree in National Security Affairs.

He was then assigned as Strategic Policy Officer for the Commander, Joint U. S. Military Assistance Group in Seoul, South Korea, from 1993 to 1995. Chosen to attend the Royal Australian Naval Staff College in Sydney, Australia, he spent a year studying joint military affairs with a select group of international military officers.

Following this, Randy Williams was selected as the Executive Officer of the USS FORT FISHER San Diego, where he was serving at the time of his retirement.

His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, with two gold stars, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Medal, with two Bronze Stars, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwaiti Liberation Medal and marksmanship ribbons.

Randy is survived by his wife, Hyun Ju Williams; a daughter, Nicole Williams; and his mother, Sylvia Russell all of Plattsburgh. He is also survived by two brothers, Stephen Williams of Norfolk, Va., and Charles Williams of Albany, N.Y.; two nieces, Alexandra Williams and Carolyn Williams; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was predeceased by his father, Stephen Williams.

Randy will be remembered for his love and loyalty to his family, friends and country. He turned his sacrifice into an example of dignity and honor, a code by which he lived and died.

Calling hours will be Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home Plattsburgh. The family will travel to Arlington, Va., where a group of friends and shipmates will Join them for LCDR Williams' service and burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

Albert Proulx, 70, of Lisbon, N.Y., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, at Claxton Hepburn Memorial Hospital in Ogdensburg, N.Y.

There will be no public calling hours. A memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. from St. Joseph’s Church in Cooperville.

Arrangements are with the Clark Funeral Home in Champlain.

Albert C. Boulerice, 79, of Mooers, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at the Cedar Hedge Nursing Home in Rouses Point.

He was born in Mooers on Aug. 14, 1922, the son of Jesse and Lena (Manor) Bulriss.

Arrangements were incomplete Thursday evening at the E.F. Drown Funeral Service in Mooers.

Millicent "Millie" Harrison of Fredericksburg, Va., died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va.

There will be no public calling hours or funeral service. Burial will be in the spring in the West Plattsburgh Union Cemetery.

The R.W. Walker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.