La Quinta honored its own last week in the 8th annual Pillars of the Community awards at City Hall, celebrating residents who make a difference in their community.
Linda Williams, a friend and Windermere Real Estate colleague, was among five honored by La Quinta for their significant contributions to the city’s quality of life during a special ceremony January 15.
Although she moved to the Cove area of La Quinta from Chicago a scant six years ago, Williams quickly found her niche in a variety of civic activities. 
After serving as secretary of the La Quinta Historical Society, she donned the mantle of president in 2008. Williams plays an integral role in mounting permanent and revolving exhibits at the city’s beautiful new museum while continually prospecting for donations of artifacts and ephemera highlighting this city’s colorful history.
On the steering committee of the Cove Neighborhood Association and an avowed lover of her adopted town’s distinctive terrain, Williams pitched in to become a Steward of the Fred Wolf Bear Creek Preserve, a 20-acre parcel of land—adjacent to the Bear Creek Urban Trail— which protects the desert’s unique flora.
As a Realtor with Windermere, Williams also spearheaded two successive, successful, annual community-day efforts for the local brokerage.
Williams’ name now graces a plaque adorning an outside pillar at City Hall. 
Others recognized for their achievements by Mayor Don Adolph were Paula Deal, a volunteer coordinator with the city’s CERT (Community Emergency Response Team); Tom Kirk, now executive director of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and formerly a city-council member and chairman of the La Quinta Planning Commission; Mishael Patton, organizer of The Top of the Cove "Clean & Pristine" project; and Mildred Donley, a 15-year volunteer at the Chamber of Commerce.
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