Warren W. Young

WARREN is the sixth child of seven born to the late Russell and Bernice Wongus Young on October 22, 1948, in Vienna, Maryland. He transitioned to glory on Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Warren began his elementary school days at a one-room school in Cordtown, MD and continued at St. Clair Elementary School in Cambridge, Maryland. He graduated from Mace’s Lane High School with the Class of 1966. He is a proud 1970 graduate of University of MD Eastern Shore (UMES), Princess Anne, MD. In 1976, Warren earned a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice at Coppin State College. When nephew Eddie Pinder, Jr. graduated from UMES in 2007, he moved to the top of Warren’s list. Warren was drafted into the United States Army in 1970 and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. When he returned to Baltimore, Warren began his teaching career. His schools included Patterson High School, Calverton Middle School and Maryland Training School for Boys. But his greatest joy was teaching at Claremont High School as an Industrial Arts teacher. He loved teaching wood shop to his special needs students. Warren was very active at Claremont where he was always involved with Special Olympics, coaching the softball team, Boy Scouts and camping trips just to name a few. While there, he was selected Teacher of the Year. He was also a member of the Baltimore Chapter of the Black Caucus of Special Educators. Warren retired in June, 2011. Before joining the Claremont staff, Warren enjoyed living in New York City with his brother Russell. He had many unbelievable stories about working at Russell’s bar and with his oil company. Whether family or not, Warren always had fun with the children. He took them to games, bowling and neighborhood sporting events. However, he never remembered to feed the children! Family would always say to the children, “Tell Uncle Warren to get you something to eat.” Warren earned the nickname “El Cheap-o”. Warren had good work ethics and completed jobs whether for pay or as a volunteer. He and his brother Cornell (known as “The Younger Brothers”) would take on any job but had no satisfied customers! The exception was their lawn service they took from Eddie when he went to college. The Younger Brothers had more satisfied lawn service customers than they could handle with Northwood-Appold UMC being one of their customers.

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Warren W. Young

October 22, 1948 - July 18, 2013