Nash: The world loses an iconic thinker
Timothy G. Nash
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Timothy G. Nash
On the morning of Dec. 2, 2020, the world lost an icon with the passing of Dr. Walter E. Williams at age 84. Dr. Williams, born in Philadelphia in 1936, was fond of mentioning in speeches that his younger cousin growing up was none other than Julius “Dr. J” Erving, the legendary hall of fame basketball player. Though Williams reveled in the boast that he schooled Erving on the court, he always smiled and mentioned he was more than a decade older than the young superstar to-be.
Walter became a versatile writer, thinker, and speaker, in the fields of economics, education, and race relations. Williams often guest-hosted the Rush Limbaugh show and served as a guest on radio and television shows across the country.