Williams, Roy H.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday for Roy Henry Williams, a longtime photographer with the Oakland Tribune who was a member of the team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Mr. Williams died Thursday April 7, 2005 of a heart attack at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Hayward. He was 73.

A San Leandro native, Mr. Williams graduated San Leandro High School and, at age 19, became the youngest photographer ever hired by the Oakland Tribune, according to the newspaper.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Williams is survived by two daughters, Colleen Torrez of Brentwood and Patti Williams of Fresno, and grandchildren Kyle and Kelly Torrez.