EAST MEADOW- Stacie Williams, Patient Care Assistant in the Labor and Delivery Unit of Nassau University Medical Center, was tragically shot and killed outside of NUMC on the morning of Wednesday, June 16, while outside on her break, in what was an incident stemming from a domestic dispute. Williams was 45 years old. She left behind three sons, Barry King, 27, Frederick King, 28, and Derrick Williams, 29. Frederick was struck by a car soon after hearing about the shooting, and was taken to NUMC, but his brother Barry said that he is doing a lot better now.

 

Stacie's son, Barry King

 

Williams graduated from Westbury High School, class of 1983 and studied at Nassau Community College. She worked at NUMC for 23 years, and by all accounts loved her job. “She loved her job, and she worked hard,” Barry King said at a Memorial Ceremony put on by the CSEA on June 25. Her co-workers said the same.  Over one hundred co-workers, and union officials joined for the service, where Rev. Reed of the Chaplain’s office at NUMC spoke, along with King, CSEA Local 830 President Jerry Laricchiuta, and CSEA NUMC Unit officials Ken Nicholson, Lynne Kramer, and Debra Buonagura. 

 

Everyone in attendance donated a rose to the memory of Stacie.

 

Co-workers pay their respects to Stacie

 

Kramer, who knew Williams for over 20 years, said, “She was a class act, always dressed well, and was so proud of her kids.” Kramer said she will never forget how happy Stacie was for her when she delivered her last child. Laricchiuta said at the ceremony, “I meet thousands of people in our union, and when I heard of the tragedy with Stacie, I knew who she was right away. I remember times after meetings when she came up and spoke to me, and just left such a lasting impression. Always such a bubbly personality.” 

 

According to King, her two favorite things in life were working and travelling. He went on to say, “If you are going to say one thing about her, it’s that her motto was ‘Living life like it’s golden.” And there’s no doubt that she did. 

 

Jerry Laricchiuta addresses the crowd