Editing Dave Williams (singer) (section)

==Death==
On August 14, 2002, Williams was found dead in the band's tour bus in [[Manassas, Virginia]]. The band was traveling with [[Ozzfest]] and set to play in nearby [[Bristow, Virginia|Bristow]] the next day.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 14, 2002 |title=Drowning Pool Singer Found Dead |author=Joe D'Angelo |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457028/drowning-pool-singer-dead.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115073153/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457028/drowning-pool-singer-dead.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2011|website=Mtv.com|accessdate=July 16, 2016 }}</ref> An autopsy established that he had died from [[heart failure]] caused by [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457806/drowning-pools-dave-williams-died-from-heart-disease-coroner-says/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213000545/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457806/drowning-pools-dave-williams-died-from-heart-disease-coroner-says/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2015|title=Drowning Pool's Dave Williams Died From Heart Disease, Coroner Says|last=Archive-Joe-DAngelo|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref> (heart muscle disease), which went undiagnosed until his death.<ref name=WHFS />

A public funeral was held in [[Plano, Texas]], on August 18, 2002, at 2:00 P.M. A DVD titled ''Sinema'' has since been released, chronicling his life. His lifelong dream was to buy his parents a house; the sales from ''Sinner'' fulfilled his dream posthumously.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2002-09-11 |title=DROWNING POOL Label Spokesperson: DAVE WILLIAMS' Parents Will Get New Home |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/drowning-pool-label-spokesperson-dave-williams-parents-will-get-new-home/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website= |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=David Williams Obituary (2002) - Dallas, TX - Dallas Morning News |url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/david-williams-obituary?id=28341016 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>

Williams's microphone was given to [[Cristian Machado]] from [[Ill Niño]]. They were good friends, so Drowning Pool and Williams' family gave it to Machado as a token of respect after his death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-14 |title=Pandemic Interview: Cristian Machado – Revenant Media |url=https://revenantmedia.com/2020/09/14/pandemic-interview-cristian-machado/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Skyjoker |date=2013-11-20 |title=Interview: Ill Nino's Frontman Cristian Machado |url=https://spotlightreport.net/on-the-spot-2/interview-ill-ninos-frontman-cristian-machado |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Spotlight Report |language=en-US}}</ref>