San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams and his wife, Sondra, are grieving the loss of their son, Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr., who was stillborn on November 24, 2024.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Sondra shared the heartbreaking news in an emotional post.
She revealed that she had been pregnant with twins but lost one earlier in the pregnancy. At 35 weeks, her second baby, Trenton Jr., passed away due to complications from Trisomy 13, a rare genetic disorder.
She began, “My Forever Angel, Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. It’s been extremely hard trying to process the saddest Hello and Goodbye that I’ve ever had to endure. Last Sunday night on 11/24/24; I welcomed your lifeless 4lb 8oz 18.5 in long little body at 11:38pm. At only 35 weeks, your impactful and quick arrival didn’t even give mommy time to get an epidural. I’m so grateful to have had your Aunt Katina(who also cut your cord) and nurse Hannah by my side.”
She continued, “As much as I tried to prepare myself for our meeting, I wasn’t prepared nor would I ever be. After losing your twin early in the pregnancy, I prayed and hoped that your diagnosis of Trisomy 13 wasn’t true and wouldn’t be the fate of my long awaited beautiful Son-shine. My firstborn and only son, I’ve always wanted you, but God wanted and needed you more.”
In her post, Sondra also shared the heartbreak of leaving the hospital without her baby just days before Thanksgiving.
“I can’t even begin to describe how I felt leaving the hospital without you. Nor how it feels being home celebrating Thanksgiving without my baby in my arms. My heart is broken and my arms are empty. But I know you’ll always be near watching over me and your sisters. And for that, my heart smiles with gratitude.”
Sondra—who shares daughters Micah, 15, MaKayla, 11, and Madison, 2, with Trent, finds comfort in knowing Trenton is in heaven, watching over her and his sisters as their “Forever Angel.”
” Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr., my sweet baby boy, we love you our Forever Angel!” She concluded.