Background
Williams saw little of his father after his parents divorced in 1972. By all accounts, the relationship between Ted and Dolores remained chilly as their children grew. Dolores raised John Henry and his sister Claudia on a farm near Putney, Vermont, USA.
Ted was a sporadic presence in the boy's life, but he did get John Henry accepted into Bates College, where he spent three semesters before transferring to the University of Maine. He earned a B.S. in marketing in 1991.
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