Sharron Elaine Williams

Dr. Sharron Elaine Williams (née Crystal) passed peacefully on December 15, 2024, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Born on January 14, 1946, in Toronto, Canada to Edward (Izzy) and Sadie Crystal (née Alter). Sharron's social nature and warm personality earned her the love of everyone around her. Her family and friends meant the world to Sharron, and she took great pride in finding the perfect gift for those she loved. Sharron showed academic excellence and drive from a young age and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from York University. She then earned her teacher's certificate from Toronto Teachers College and started her career as an elementary school teacher shortly after marrying. Soon followed were her four children, who were born over the course of five years. In 1978, Sharron and her family emigrated to southern California, where she created a close community of friends. At age 38, Sharron went back to school and over 12 years accomplished the amazing feat of gaining a master's degree and Doctorate in Psychology from Pepperdine University, all while working and single parenting her young children. Sharron was greatly devoted to helping others and worked in private practice as a therapist for almost 30 years. Sharron found joy in sewing clothing for her children and grandchildren, having learned to sew at a young age from her tailor father. She loved butterflies, her faithful companion dog Tinkerbell, watching Sixty Minutes every Sunday evening, and lived by the motto "Let me be free to let me be me." After many years of living in the snow, Sharron and her children spent countless summer days playing at the beach, memories that will be forever cherished. Sharron was fiercely independent and a survivor with a deep will to live, having battled through two forms of cancer as well as other serious ailments. Loving mother, grandmother, sister, friend, therapist, those who knew and loved Sharron will miss her big smile, loud and infectious laugh, and twinkling blue eyes. Sharron is survived by children Shannon (Paul) Gordon, Tiffany (Dan) Wajsman, Shane (Fanny) Williams, and Jordan (Irina) Williams; grandchildren Eliana, Grace, Benjamin, Addison, Ethan, Nathan, Joshua, and Jacob; siblings Beverly (Dave) Gonsko, Jason (Alison) Crystal, and Gary (Gina) Crystal; and a large, extended family in Toronto. Funeral services were held on December 17, 2024, in accordance with Jewish custom, which was important to Sharron. Memorial donations may be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society or the National Scleroderma Foundation.

Sharron Elaine Williams

January 14, 1946 - December 15, 2024