Sympathies were still pouring in Friday morning following the sudden and tragic death of state Rep. Quentin Williams, a Middletown Democrat who was sworn in for his third term Wednesday and then killed on the highway by a wrong-way driver less than 24 hours later.
Williams, a popular figure among his colleagues, was known at the Capitol simply as “Q.” His name was Quentin Phipps when elected in 2018, but he took on his maternal surname of Williams in 2022 to honor his mother, Queen, who raised him as a single mother.
Williams is also known to Hartford Business Journal readers. In 2015, he was named to Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty class.
Here’s a look back at his profile from the 2015 40 Under Forty issue.
To read more about the reaction to Williams’ death click here.
A CT Mirror report was used in this story.
