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Local Legend: Lemaud Williams of Hot Sauce Williams passes away

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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -

Lemaud Williams, of the popular Hot Sauce Williams restaurants, died Sunday, at the age of 73. The Cleveland man suffered from Alzheimer's.

Friends and family will say their goodbyes at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 10932 St. Clair Ave.

Williams leaves behind a wife, the former Barbara Dysart and four children.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Thomas G. Smith Funeral Home.

Contributions: Alzheimer's Association, 23215 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 300, Beachwood, OH 44122, alz.org/cleveland.

The Williams family has two Hot Sauce restaurants. One on Carnegie Avenue and the other on Lee Road. 

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