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Sid Williams grew up in Atlanta’s West End and was an only child. Throughout his childhood, his mother insisted on perfection and repeatedly told him that he would one day be the president... He earned the rank of Eagle Scout with bronze and silver palms.

He attended Tech High where he excelled in everything in which he was involved, where football and track were his first loves. Williams' athletic career began in earnest by gaining Football All-State Interscholastic honors in 1944, '45, and '46 as end and quarterback. In track he excelled in the sprints, beating almost everyone in Georgia in head-to-head competition. He was voted class president by the Tech High School student body during his sophomore, junior, and senior years.

Williams felt that sport formed the fabric of character that makes young men and women future leaders of our country. Upon graduation from high school, he was offered scholarships from 12 universities including the United States Naval Academy and West Point.

Sid married his college sweetheart Nell Kimbrough in 1953. Nell, who graduated from Lees-McRae College in North Carolina, accompanied her husband to Davenport, Iowa where they both enrolled into Palmer School of Chiropractic.

In 1956 they both earned Doctor of Chiropractic degrees from Palmer School of Chiropractic and soon thereafter moved back to Georgia. . After passing the Georgia board exam and receiving licensure. They opened the first office in Austell, Georgia. Within the short period of time they were seeing 1200-1500 patient visits per week. During this time they began to hold meetings for chiropractors every Tuesday night in their office where chiropractors would come from Georgia and surrounding states.

In 1957 Drs. Sid and Nell, seeing there was a need for chiropractic literature, opened Si-Nel Publishing, a publishing company that was the first of its kind in supplying chiropractors with health tracks and equipment. After seeing a need for chiropractic services in the Black/African American communities, Dr. Sid and Nell established the first Triple H clinics in Atlanta.

During the early 1960s, they continues to see hundreds of patients per weeks. While continued to holding the Tuesday night meetings for chiropractors. They also become very active members of the Georgia Chiropractic Association, where Dr. Sid served many years as Legislative Chairman.

In November of 1965 Life Foundation (founded by Drs. Sid and Nell Williams as a chiropractic organization dedicated to the purpose of service, education, and research) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia.

Life And Health tabloid was first published for the purpose of promoting chiropractic and its success stories from patients and celebrities. This publication was made available to chiropractors and could be personalized for individual clinics. It was the first Educational Publication of its kind that was available profession-wide.

In 1966 Todays Chiropractic magazine was first published in newspaper format, where Dr. Sid shared his vision of a City of Life and the Life Chiropractic College projects.

Life Foundation published It’s High Time and Let’s Take a Look at Life and Health as educational booklets. Dr. Sid produced the Radio Ministry of Health audio tapes as public service announcements. As a public service, the Health Mobile was built and funded by Life Foundation as a mobile clinic on wheels – offering free chiropractic services to the public. Funds were raised at the Dynamic Essentials Meetings. In 1970 the IRS granted Life Foundation tax exempt 501-C3 status.

In early 1974 Today’s Chiropractic Magazine requested financial support from its readership for financial support to open Life Chiropractic College. The majority of funding came in the form of pledges and large donations were non-existent. Life Foundation, being the original sponsor of LCC, produced the first brochure for Life Chiropractic College which explained the donation opportunities, projected cost of operation, history and purpose of Life Foundation, The City of Life, and the campaign organization for the opening of LCC.

After several years searching for a location, a property at 1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta GA was leased by Life Foundation. On September 12, 1974 Dr. Sid Williams founded  Life Chiropractic College and was chartered as a Chiropractic Educational Institution. Life Chiropractic College is now known as Life University offering various degrees, including a Master's Degree in Sports Health Science along with the Doctor of Chiropractic Degree offered in Life University's School of Chiropractic, the largest Chiropractic College in the world.

Life Chiropractic College Westwas founded by Dr. Sid E. Williams in San Lorenzo, California when an Educational Alliance between Pacific States Chiropractic College and Life Chiropractic College was formed on March 13, 1981.

After Dr. Sid founded Life College in 1974, his vision for chiropractic continued to grow which resulted in Life Foundation and Life University partnering with numerous outreach programs: International mobile unit, Ukraine and Chernobyl, WHO, Legislation In Costa Rica.

Dr. Sid Williams retired in 2002, devoting his time to Dynamic Essentials, Life Foundation, Inc., and writing. He published several books, one of which explained his philosophy, Lasting Purpose, a Mindset for Success, The Road to Success Starts in the Heart, and a book of affirmations for each day of the year Making Lasting Purpose a Way of Life.

In 2004 the Life Foundation expanded its mission to reach out to the community beyond the chiropractic profession in order to promulgate the Lasting Purpose philosophy and lifestyle.

Dr. Sid E. Williams passed away on December 27, 2012, in Marietta, Georgia. A larger-than-life figure, Dr. Sid is forever inextricably tied to Life University, the International Chiropractors Association, and Dynamic Essentials. He perhaps is also one of the last of a generation of chiropractors who fought back against the medicalization of the profession for which he paid a heavy price.

Dr. Nell K. Williams passed away on August 16, 2019. Dr. Nell was widely known for her work at Life University, where she served as Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs for more than a quarter of a century. She is also known for her role as The Mother of Life and First Lady to her late husband Dr. Sid Williams, President and founder of Life College/University.