Nick Williams, Post tributes and photos here

[aquarius]

This is my first post ever and possibly the saddest thing I have ever written.

I met Nick when I joined the Brisbane Astronomical Society in early 2006 and we fell in love through our mutual interest in astronomy. I am incredibly lucky to have known such a special person who very rarely complained or criticised anything and tried to put a positive spin on everything, even until the last. We both decided that we had a chance of happiness together for whatever time frame and that we would take it and run, and that's what we did. I was so very proud to have been chosen as his wife.

I just wanted to thank everyone for their beautiful comments on Nick and how he affected everyone in his own special way, and thank you all for being his friends over the years.

It is too hard for me at present to look up at night but I know Nick wanted me to keep going and one of the last things I promised him was that I would build an Observatory in the back yard just as we had planned.

Thank you all again and I say to you Nick, as you said to me in your Wedding speech, "I am looking forward to continuing our journey together
across the universe."


love Caroline Williams

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Caroline,
I'm so glad you joined us here.
What you are going through at the moment, I can't even imagine. Losing someone so dear and so close to you .
I hope it won't be too long before you find the strength within yourself to start looking up again.
Jeanette

[Rockhoundnz]

Although I have not been involved actively with astronomy for many years now, and have not spoken to Nick since the early 1990s, I was saddened to learn of his passing when I caught up with Glenn Burgess last night via Skype. Nick was probably the first person that I spoke to when Glenn and I had interest in joining BAS - it was 1988 and he was the president at that time. I remember him as always being enthusiastic and very accommodating to newbies, like I was at the time. I remember Nick offering Glenn and I the opportunity to piggy back our cameras for the first time on his scope at Hazeldean, and having lots of laughs with him at Coolmunda Dam while we roasted in the baking sun during the day.

He also generously gave up his time to help with a school project in which I interviewed him about the astronomical society. I think without Nick's enthusiasm and kind-hearted nature I would never have become as interested in astronomy as I did. My condolences to his wife and family.

Brett Black

[TrevorW]

I never knew Nick but from the sentiments expressed in these posts by his friends and peers I feel deeply saddened that I have lost the opportunity to do so, the community is worse off by his passing, it solely lacks people of his nature.

May he RIP and his soul soar the universe in eternity