Step by step: Retired minister preaches sobriety
John Williams drank a bit in high school, but nothing serious until he was 17, when he said he was at a fraternity party that offered all the beer you could drink for $2.
“At first, I liked being known as a drinker,” Williams, 70, of Geneva, said. “I bragged about drinking – ‘We drank a case of beer last night.’ It was a badge of honor. It was part of who I was.”
Today, Williams is more proud to say he has been sober for 35 years with the help of a 12-step program.
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