Jennifer Garner announced on social media that her father, William John “Billy” Garner, passed away quietly on Saturday. He was eighty-five.
William earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University. Union Carbide was his next employer. After over 60 years of marriage, Jennifer,
Her sisters Susannah and Melissa, and their mother Pat were very proud of their father. Jennifer commented, “My dad died in peace on Saturday afternoon,” with a lot of grief.
Before he went, we sang “Amazing Grace” together. He lived a long, robust life at the age of 85. His passing is not tragic, but I am aware that I will experience sadness.
She expressed gratitude to the medical personnel at Charleston Area Medical Center and City of Hope for their treatment, as well as to her father for his “kind nature and quiet strength.”