John Young

John William Young, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 8, 1944. to John William and Julia Young, and two years after the arrival of his sister, Lurline Scott, December 8, 1942. John was an avid student athlete, competing in Basketball and broad jump as a student in Baltimore Polytechnic Institute High School. Upon his graduation in 1962, he enlisted in the United States Navy, completing his naval training as a seaman on December 17, 1963. He stood second in his Service School Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, graduating with a special credit as a radar, Class A on March 25, 25, 1964. He served his country aboard the USS Constellation in the South Pacific, and was released from active duty on December 10, 1966, He was honorably discharged from the U,S, Naval Reserves on June 26, 1971. Later that year, he married Mary Elizabeth Jarvis and on December 17, 1972 they welcomed their first son , John William Young, III. Their second son Matthew David Young, was born August 15, 1975. On April 4, 1976, John was baptized in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost at the Epworth United Methodist Chapel. He enjoyed a long and successful career at Bell Atlantic Network Services, ascending to Vice President . When the company was acquired by Verizon, he advanced to Senior Vice President. He then served as Senior Vice President at Sita before retiring. Throughout his life, he stepped in to shoulder of burdens and cares of loved ones battling illness and loss. He was an enormous source of strength to his Niece Sicily Faulkner, after she prematurely lost her mother,, his older sister Lurline, in 1999. He cared for his Aunt Earnestine Martin, through her ravaging battle with dementia until the end of her life, was the pillow of support to his son Matthew's family and their infant son's battle against life-threatening illness. His passing is deeply felt by his sons and daughters-in-law, Myla (Jay) Barefield and Kavitha (Matthew) Rajagopalan, and his four cherished grandchildren, Jaxon, Kaelyn, Leela, Krishna, as well as a host of cousin, friends and colleagues.

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John Young

March 8, 1923 - May 30, 2023