However, New York Daily News reported on January 7, 2011 that the real hero in the whole story of Williams’ life is his ex-wife Patricia Kirtley.
Patricia Kirtley according to the report raised their four daughters without Ted for 23 years.
Along those years, Ted had gone homeless after getting addicted to alcohol and drugs. He solicited money to feed himself off Interstate 71 in Columbus, Ohio.
Kirtley, 58, said on interview,
"We survived. My children are survivors. They know if we get a little bit that God provides, we make it into a lot. I'm a soup maker. I make potato soup and throw in a lot of vegetables and a little meat. We always ate."
Kirtley eventually went back to school and got a license as a blind vendor. She was described as the sole provider of the family for 23 years. On the other hand, Ted would only call her once in a while.
Apparently, her sisters and a cousin took care of Ted’s child with a girlfriend that the two would not care for. Kirtley said that she was concerned with the kids’ welfare and did not want to see them in no foster homes.
Her children on the other hand felt some sort of resentment because of the absence of their father for many years. “They didn't understand why he was never there for their school functions, or just to help with their homework,” she shared.
Ted Williams now has numerous job offers and already made his first commercial with Kraft Mac & Cheese.
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