Williams, Derrick Michael 36 of Norfolk, Virginia, formerly of Charles County, Maryland.

Derrick Michael Williams was born July 2, 1979 at Howard University Hospital, in Washington, D.C. to Mary (Williams) Curtis and Keenan M. Curtis. He departed this life for eternal peace on Monday, May 16, 2016 at home in White Plains, Maryland.

Derrick was preceded in death by his grandparents, Nathaniel and Catherine (Bean) Williams and Martha Ann Curtis.

Derrick was a die-hard Washington Redskins fan. Along with football, he enjoyed Go-Go music, old cars and fishing, but more than anything, being a clown.

Derrick was a twin of four boys and grew up in Brandywine, Maryland. He attended Prince Georges County Public Schools. After school, he worked for many years at Outback Steakhouse and he also worked in landscaping.

In addition to his parents, Mary and Keenan Curtis, left to cherish fond memories are, the love of his life, his wife, Evelyn (Prince) Williams; seven children, two daughters, Diamond and Arriona; five sons, Isaiah, Samuel, Jacob, Damien and Mitchell; three brothers, his twin, Desmond, Christopher and Keenan (Meisha); a niece, Sierra; four nephews, Desmond, Dakari, Omari and Dylan; five aunts, Elizabeth and Peggy Williams, Janell, Cecilia, and Tabitha Curtis; seven uncles, John and Michael Bean, Jeffrey Williams, Joseph, Calvin, Travis and Gary Curtis; six first cousins, Marco, LaRonda, LaTrice, Terrylynn, Perry and RonNeka; three great aunts, Mary Coats, Francis Bean and Margaret Medley; two great uncles, George and Virgil Williams (Sharon); a very special friend that he called his sister, Alicia Luckey; other special friends, Harvey Lee, Sheldon Williams, Shatice Wilmer, Jason Height, Robert Smith and Dustin Wood and a host of other relatives and friends.

"The Final Flight"

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I've found that peace at the close of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch,

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch,

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

Viewing, 10:00am until time of Service, 11:00am, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in the Chapel of Thornton Funeral Home, P.A., 3439 Livingston Road, Indian Head, Maryland 20640.

Interment, Heritage Memorial Cemetery, 13472 Poplar Hill Road, Waldorf, Maryland 20601.