Beloved Member of Texas Rangers Family Dead at 73

Wanda Williams, or "Miss Wanda," was a familiar face to media members and Texas Rangers employees as chief media dining room attendant and cook at Globe Life Park and Globe Life Field.

Longtime Texas Rangers employee Wanda Williams died on Monday. Williams was a beloved cook who ran the media dining area. She was 73. / Texas Rangers

For most of my time covering the Texas Rangers, players came and went, and five different managers ran the team. Even the ballpark changed.

Wanda Williams, however, remained a constant friendly face at the ballpark.

The Rangers long time media dining room director died on Monday at age 73. She had battled deteriorating health for several years.

"Miss Wanda," as she was known, was the press dining attendant at Globe Life Park and Globe Life Field and had worked for the company that catered Rangers and Dallas Mavericks games for more than 20 years.

Whether it was your first day on the job or your 10th season, she treated everyone with respect, humor and love. As the Rangers described her, "Miss Wanda" was a "fixture at Rangers home games for everyone in the press box, servicing employees and media members with a direct style and spirited personality. Her warmth and generosity toward press box regulars was constant, as was her firm enforcement of press dining rules."

Funeral arrangements are pending. They will need a big church.

Williams was a warm, beloved member of the Rangers family who also made the best cranberry-pecan chicken salad you've ever had.

Any time I raved about one of her dishes, she'd routinely offer to pack up some of it to take home after the game. She kept the dining room moving, clean, and tasty.

"Wanda's presence has been missed the past few years as she battled health issues, and she will always be remembered fondly," the Rangers said in their release.

Some people you meet you absolutely love BC of their perpetual, sincere kindness. I met Wanda Williams in 2001, when she worked for the companies that catered the press dining for @rangers & @DallasStars. She died on Monday. We will all miss Ms. Wanda. pic.twitter.com/MIV7oxNwI6

— Mac Engel (@MacEngelProf) October 23, 2024

I always enjoyed seeing her. She’ll be missed. Thoughts and prayers to her family and friends.

— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) October 22, 2024

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