P-D film critic Joe Williams, ultimate movie fan, killed in one-car crash - STLtoday.com
Armed with passionate curiosity, a contagious smile and a bone-deep belief that good movies are precious gifts, Mr. Williams threw himself into serving the Post-Dispatch as its movie critic. That 15-year run ended tragically Sunday (July 26, 2015) when Mr. Williams was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Jefferson County. “I never met anyone who loved working for the Post-Dispatch more than Joe,” said Post-Dispatch reporter Paul Hampel, a close friend since college. “He loved the movies, he loved the paper and he loved his friends. Williams started at the Post-Dispatch in 1997 as a feature writer for the “Get Out” entertainment section. He became the movie critic in 2000. He was a regular guest every Friday on KTRS (550 AM) and made weekly appearances on KMOV (Channel 4) from 2003 to 2006. Jody Mitori, assistant managing editor for features, said Mr. Williams was more than simply... “He loved to watch them, talk about them and share his opinions about them,” Mitori said. But movies were just one passion embraced by the west St. Louis County native. Hampel noted his friend’s love affair with Route 66, calling Mr. Williams a “modern Jack Kerouac. Williams took a substantial amount of pride in the fact that he lived in an all-metal Lustron home in Brentwood, and a substantial amount of pleasure when someone would point out that he wore more bracelets, rings and watches — at the same time —... Source: www.stltoday.com
