Dorothea Renee Williams

Dorothea Renee Williams was born September 8, 1961, at Fort Belvoir Army Hospital, to John and Grace Close. Renee departed this life on November 26, 2025. Renee was raised in Dumfries, VA, and attended her family church, Little Union Baptist Church, where she was baptized at a young age. In her early years she was always part of the church’s Christmas and Easter plays as well as the floats for the Dumfries parades. She also sang in the Genesis Young Adult Choir. In her latter years, she remained a faithful member of her church and volunteered her time for Vacation Bible School, the Drama Ministry and various workshops. Renee was educated in the Prince William County school system. She was very athletic in any sport but excelled in basketball. She was point guard on the girls’ basketball team at Garfield High School, Woodbridge, VA, where she attended from 1975-1979. Immediately following graduation, Renee went to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. where she worked for six years. During that time Renee realized she wanted more; she left her government job to pursue higher education. In 1990, she graduated from Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, with a B.S. in Accounting and began working for Coopers & Lybrand in Baltimore, MD. She later moved on to T. Curtis & Company, a small, black woman-owned accounting firm; during that time she obtained her Certified Public Accountant license. Renee later returned to Federal service with the Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security where she served as the Chief Financial Officer in the Financial Management Internal Control Branch. In 2005, she obtained her Masters degree in Financial Planning from Georgetown University. Renee married Marvin Wayne Williams in January of 1993. From this union they had three children – Jalen, Camille and Amanda.This was the beginning of their blended family to include children Marvin Williams Jr., Anthony (Tasha) Whiting, and Cortez Whiting; grandchildren Tamia Whiting, Amani Whiting, Aaron Whiting, Cyrus Whiting, and Cross Whiting. Renee is predeceased by her parents, husband, and oldest brother, Frank Tate. She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Jalen Williams, daughters Camille (Miles) Weldon, and Amanda Williams; grandchildren Layla Howard, Montana Williams, Amina Howard, Shiloh Howard, Ezra Williams-Brundidge; siblings Sharon (Cal) Turner, Bernard (Kimberly) Close, and Darrell (Leola) Close; Aunt Mae Minor; a special cousin Deidre Talley; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Dorothea Renee Williams

November 26, 2025