The Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Williamson

The Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Williamson, 75, husband of the Rev. Donna DiSciullo, died of heart failure on June 7, 2008, after a prolonged battle against Alzheimer’s disease. He served as Princeton University’s dean of religious life and dean of the chapel from 1989 to 2001, He earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Nazarene College, his bachelor of divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary, his master’s degree from Andover Newton Theological School, and his Ph.D. from Harvard. He served as pastor and co-pastor of the federated Presbyterian and Congregationalist Church of the Covenant in Boston. He also was a member of the faculty at Boston University from 1973 to 1983. He was active in the Seattle community — particularly on issues of the day including AIDS and anti-Contra support — and served as senior minister of the Plymouth Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, two grandchildren, a brother and a sister. His middle son, Clayton, preceded him in death.