TIBURON, Calif. -- Robert Fitzgerald Williams, the father of comedian Robin Williams, died in his sleep Sunday at his home after a long illness, his family said.
He was 81.
The Evansville, Ind., native moved to Tiburon from suburban Detroit in 1968 after retiring as regional sales manager of Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln-Mercury division.
Services for Williams, described as a great lover of the sea, sailing and boats, will be conducted by the Neptune Society, a family spokesman said.
He is also survived by his wife, Laurie; another son, Todd, of Healdsburg, Calif., and by grandson Zachary Tim Williams of San Francisco.