49ers’ Trent Williams Got to Meet Stillborn Son Before He Was Cremated

San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Trent Williams was able to meet his son, Trenton, who was tragically stillborn at 35 weeks.

“He was there at the hospital with [wife Sondra] and got to meet him and say bye,” 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Monday, December 3. “Then he had to cremate him on Friday [November 29]. So he’s been dealing with that and he’s working through it. But we’re all just trying to be here for him through it all.”

Shanahan, 44, added, “When you’ve got to deal with tragedies like this, it’s hard as a coach, it’s hard as a friend, it’s hard as a family member, it’s hard for everybody. But we spend a lot of time with each other, and that’s what’s cool about a football team.”

Trent was officially listed as inactive with an ankle injury for the 49ers game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, December 1. The team has not announced if he will return to action when San Francisco hosts the Chicago Bears on Sunday, December 8. 

The loss of Trenton, who died on November 24, was announced by Sondra via Instagram on Sunday, December 1. 

“👼🏽My Forever Angel, Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. 💙,” she shared via Instagram. “💔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.”

The loss came after Trenton’s twin died earlier in Sondra’s pregnancy. 

“🙏🏾As much as I tried to prepare myself for our meeting, I wasn’t prepared nor would I ever be,” she continued. “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.☀️”

According to the Cleveland Clinic, Trisomy 13 is “a rare genetic condition when an extra copy of chromosome 13 attaches to a pair of chromosomes,” which impacts how the face, brain and heart develop. 

“My firstborn and only son, I’ve always wanted you, but God wanted and needed you more,” Sondra wrote. “Knowing you are in Heaven with your Great-Aunt Vivian and that you will Always be our Guardian Angel 👼🏽 brings me great comfort in the midst of all this sorrow. My heart is heavy. Being home without you in my arms has been quite an adjustment. Knowing I will never be able to watch you grow older alongside your sisters has my eyes filled with tears.😭”

Sondra and Trent share three daughters: Micah, Makayla and Madison. 

“I know you’ll always be near watching over me and your sisters. 💞👼🏽 And for that, my heart smiles with gratitude 💙,” Sondra’s post concluded. “👼🏽Thank God for allowing us to bond for 35 weeks and for me to birth you so I could hold you in my arms. I’m at peace knowing you will never have to suffer. Although I will never hear your soft coos and cries or see those beautiful little eyes staring up at me, I am grateful to God for the time I shared with you.”