SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Dozens gathered Friday to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Leon Williams, one of San Diego’s most remarkable public servants and civil rights leaders who passed earlier this month at the age of 102.
A trailblazer as the first Black member of both the San Diego City Council and the county Board of Supervisors, Williams was instrumental in the city’s growth in the late 20th century, championing everything from public transit to desegregation through equitable city planning.
“His legacy is expansive,” his youngest son, J.J. Anderson, said at the services. “He loved San Diego, he loved the county of San Diego and he gave his entire life to this county.”…