Jacksonville mother holds annual ceremony

One afternoon last week, Pearl Williams’ kitchen table was almost entirely covered. There were scattered sheets of paper with written notes to herself, checklists of to-dos, such as to call local media. There were 75 envelopes with names and addresses on them; people who Williams wanted to invite to her son’s annual memorial service on the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.

Since Army Maj. Dwayne Williams died at the Pentagon on the day America was attacked, Pearl Williams, 73, has found peace by busying herself over events like Friday morning’s.

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