WILLIAMS JOHN WESLEYOf Point Breeze, age 87, passed away peacefully at home, on June 6, 2015. He was born February 25, 1928, in Memphis, TN, only child of Anna C. Williams and Wesley A. Williams. After high school, he served in the Marines for two years. The GI Bill enabled him to attend university, first Duke, then Yale, and finally the University of Michigan, where he obtained a PhD in Art History. In 1955, John met and married Mary Ellen Schmidt, with whom he had six children. In 1960 they moved to Swarthmore, PA, where John taught Medieval Spanish Art History and served as chair of the department; in 1972 they moved to Pittsburgh where John taught in the Fine Arts Department of the University of Pittsburgh for 35 years, serving five years as chair. He was appointed Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History of Art and Architecture from 1997-2000. He was awarded two Fulbright Scholarships, two NEH grants, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and was elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America in 2008. John is recognized as the leading authority on the 8th-century monk and theologian Beatus of Liébana. His passion for his work and for Spain lasted his lifetime. This passion was matched by his love for his family. Along with camping trips and beach vacations with the kids and grandkids, he held fast to the tradition of a cocktail hour martini. John is survived by his wife of 60 years and six children, Max Williams (Susan Petrella) of Edgewood, Kate Williams Radkoff (Mason Radkoff) of Point Breeze, Sarah Williams (Jose Muniain) of Point Breeze, Cy Williams (Liz Atkins) of Madrid, Spain, Elena Cox of Washington, DC, and Amelia Williams (Don Erb) of Point Breeze; he is also survived by 13 grandchildren. Friends received at McCABE BROS., INC. FUNERAL HOME, 6214 Walnut St., Shadyside on Saturday, June 13, 2015, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at the Chapel at Homewood Cemetery on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at 2 p.m., followed by a luncheon at the banquet hall adjoining the Chapel at Homewood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to your favorite charity Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb