What was meant to be a day of celebration became a day of grieving for the friends and family of a local businesswoman, community activist and memory maker.
Susan Williams died Monday morning, hours before Solvang City Council members issued a proclamation in her honor.
“It’s a tremendous honor for me to share with the community this proclamation, but it’s also with great sadness that she’s not here to receive it tonight. Our good friend and city icon Susan Williams passed away this morning, and our prayers and our thoughts are with Jack (Williams) and the family,” said Mayor David Brown…