0n January 2, 2018, my beautiful sister, Donna Jean Williams passed away in her Dana Point home after a year long battle with Cancer.Donna was born, March 24, 1949, in Santa Monica, California and grew up in Culver City, CA. An original descendant of the famed Maybelline family and MGM executives.She attended Westchester Lutheran School, Linda Vista Grammar School, in Blair Hills CA, Notra Dame Academy, Culver City Jr and High School and finally Santa Monica High School and College.She loved surfing and spent most of her time at the beaches in Santa Monica, where she hung out with a group of surfers who represented Zephyr surfboard shop in surf competitions during the 1970s. "The Z Boys" became a big part of Donna's life and she was there at the birth of Skate Boarding in Santa Monica and Venice CA.in 1971, she got an apartment on Buccaneer, in Venice Beach to be near the action. Donna was a front runner of LA culture, for her generation.
In the 1980's Donna started a lively real estate career in Marina Del Rey and later in Orange County. She was a lifelong patron of the arts, an animal activist, talented athlete, gardener and world traveler. Always residing on the beach.For the last 25 years she enjoyed living in Dana Point and could be seen daily walking her popular toy poodle Lola at he Harbor. In latter years she attained a business degree at Vanguard University and continued both her real estate and family financial consultant work for many years.Donna possessed a delightful spark for life, full of creativity, humor and compassion enjoyed by all who knew her.
She'll be missed by her sisters Sharrie Williams, Billee Rae Williams, brother William Preston Williams Jr., niece Georgia Youtsey, grandnephews Kailer and Rex and a multitude of friends, fans and colleagues. A memorial party is planned January 27th. Location and time will be posted soon.
Sharrie and Donna Williams at Crystal Cove 2012