Devoted husband, father, brother, son and man of God. David entered into this world on July 28, 1960 at Highland Hospital in Oakland California, the second of three children from the union of James & Ina Williams. Born with a severe skin disorder and chubby stature, young David was very subconscious of his appearance during his early adolescent years. Young David had the gift of humor at an early age, he was able to make people laugh both young and old, and made those who were around him at ease. However, a lot of this had to do with the lack of confidence in the way he felt he looked in the eyes of others. David began to physically grow taller than those of his age group, and he looked toward's the Sports figures of the day as his heroes and role models. David excelled in athletics during his Jr. high and high school years. Unfortunately, his college years were preoccupied with marijuana, wine coolers and young women instead of his studies. It was such a blur that before he knew it, he was a 21 year old college student married to a person that he hardly knew, and most definitely not in love with. A physical ailment that he had suffered during his early years of adolescence finally overwhelmed him, and his dream of a professional football career was virtually over before it could get started. Although it was no one's fault but his, David felt abandoned. He had squandered a free college education, a future in professional football was not a reality, and he was married to an individual that he didn't particularly care for very much. Depression had set in, because he felt that the career options for a young black man in America were very limited. The military seemed the best option at the time for young David and his wife. For financial reasons and financial reasons only, he took the plunge and signed his life away to Uncle Sam. God is such a Wondrous and Just God, because in David's worldly state of mind, he looked upon his situation as a curse, when it was just God's plan for him in order for David to receive the future blessing's that God had in-store for him later in life. In the winter of 1984, while stationed over in Europe, David was introduced to the Orthodox Islamic faith. For the next 22 years, he considered himself a Muslim. Just like in any other faith, David was one of those individuals who would backslide and rebel against the doctrine he was being taught. Being that David was a soldier in