BRATTLEBORO-Thank you for including the item on Claudia Williams ["Farewell, Claudia," Sports Roundup, July 17]. I was saddened when I heard of her passing last December. I had heard from a friend that its mention was kept from the public, and I respected her family's privacy.
I met Claudia Williams at a book signing in 2022 for her memoir Ted Williams, My Father. She was a gracious and wonderful person. The book was remarkable - one of the best memoirs I've ever read.
What she and her late brother had to endure growing up under the spotlight of being Ted Williams' children is a cautionary tale of celebrity adoration in American culture.
Thank you for remembering her.
Clay Smith
Brattleboro
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