Ralph Bernard Williamson, 102, passed away October 21, at Lakeview Village in Lenexa, KS.
Ralph was born at his grandmother's home in DeSoto, Missouri, June 29, 1924. His parents Ralph C. and Margaret Simon Williamson lived in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Jane Frances Chaudet in 1946. They had sons Michael David Williamson (Mariam), two granddaughters, four great grandchildren, of Port Townsend, WA and Douglas Charles Williamson (Viki), of Grandview, MO, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. His sister, who is 15 years younger, Susan Williamson Dwyer lives in Lake St. Louis, MO and has 2 sons.
He went to Normandy, MO schools where he participated in Track and Field events while being the Class President and also the class clown. Upon his high school graduation at the top of his class, he had to enlist in the draft. While waiting to be called up, he attended the University of Kentucky.
Boot camp was at Sheppard Field, TX. While there he mysteriously lost his childhood allergies. From 1943 to 1946 he served in Le Harve and Le Mans, France for the U.S. Army Signal Corp during World War II. After the War ended, he worked in the Pentagon as clerk typist where one of his tasks was to give out weekend leave making sure to give himself and friends weekends off. He spent those times going to NYC to see Jane Chaudet who flew for Eastern Airlines. Upon his discharge on February 20, 1946, he and Jane were married in June 1946 and began their family in St. Louis. He followed the Williamson family business of building, working for his father and uncle. He eventually was with a company that transferred him and his family to the Johnson County, Kansas area. In 1961 he started his own company, Ralph B. Williamson, Inc. Custom Home Building. He built several second homes for clients before retiring in 1980 and again in 1994. He was a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City.
A few years after Jane’s death in 2000, he met and married Margaret Ann (Margo) Marek Barrick in 2004. They honeymooned in the areas of Wiscasset and Camden, Maine where he discovered the joys of eating lobster stew. While living in Leawood, KS for 14 years he continued golfing with his 4 best friends. He was a member of Church of the Nativity. In 2018 Ralph and Margo moved to Lakeview Village Retirement Community in Lenexa, Kansas where he participated in many of their activities.
Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. with Memorial Services following at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia Lenexa, KS. Inurnment will be held at the Prince of Peace Mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery.