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Williamson will always be remembered fondly by those who were graced by his presence.  "The sound that they made when he walked through that door, he is Santa. The way he looked at those kids... as they got older, they walked out of my house, adults and kids alike they believed. They believed in the magic of Christmas, and it was all because of him," said Priscilla Grill of Scranton. In addition to serving our area with his generous spirit, Lew also served our country as a proud U.S. Veteran.  A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Williamson family with Lew's medical expenses. 

Lew Williamson, well known for being one of Santa's helpers, has died after fighting COVID-19 for more than a month.

Pa. Santa dies from coronavirus: ‘He would always take time with the kids’ Updated Jan 06, 2021; By Kathleen Bolus, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. (TNS) In the days before Christmas, a boy sat on Santa’s lap at a store in Scott Twp. and asked for his father back. “Me and God have an understanding; I take care of toys and he takes care of angels,” Santa Claus said, according to his wife. The man behind the beard became one of those angels Monday. Lewis “Lew” Williamson of Scranton played Santa to many kids growing up in Northeast Pennsylvania, said his Mrs. Claus and wife, Mau...