There is a lot to say about Bill Young in a few lines. I first met Bill at Skyline in the 9th grade as Skyline was a 4-year school at that time. Bill, Brian Petersen, and I all played the trumpet in Mr. Bird’s Concert Band. The three of us made up the 3rd trumpets section (the last) since none of us had the desire to challenge the next guy to move up. Later on, we had T-shirts made that said, “The Third Section”. We were proud.
Bill enjoyed camping in the Unita’s, house boating on Lake Powel and liked to entertain. His home was a destination every Friday night for many of his friends. As the years moved on, we made several trips to Hawaii and the California coast in search of Bill’s forever home, but it unfortunately never came to be.
Bill is survived by his stepson William, and William’s wonderful mother Diana who has always been there for Bill.
Bill graduated from the University of Utah with a master’s degree in psychology and worked for the State of Utah assisting and helping people with special needs. He was a neat freak, a conservationist, and a humanitarian.
Bill, with his sharp sense of humor is dearly missed by all who knew him.
What to say about William Spencer Young? Some of us decided to start using our middle names while at Skyine just for fun. Bill became "Spencer," Lynn Alex Graham became "Alex," and those names stuck with them for the rest of their lives. Alex now lives in East Pachogue, NY, and he is still Alex. I am still Brian, because being called "LaMar" sounded more like my father. It only seems right to refer to Bill as Spencer. We all became the "Fisher Corpsmen," along with Bill Allison and Michael Parker, and notable others, for reasons that will take too long to explain. Spencer became the de facto leader of the Corspmen, and led us on innumerable camping expeditions, house boat adventures, and many many road trips. We flew coast to coast to hook up with our fellow Corpsmen who had moved away. But, where ever Spencer resided, during and after high school, that is where we always chose to get together.
Spencer was always up for the next thing. He was one of the most engaging and funniest people I have ever known. This, despite a number of significant losses in his life, the most lasting, perhaps, the death of his thirteen year old daughter, Lori, who had a life-long birth defect that she defied for most of her young years. Losing Spencer is a significamt loss for all who knem him. It is difficult to acknowledge that he is gone. We won't forget you my friend.
Bill Allison
There is a lot to say about Bill Young in a few lines. I first met Bill at Skyline in the 9th grade as Skyline was a 4-year school at that time. Bill, Brian Petersen, and I all played the trumpet in Mr. Bird’s Concert Band. The three of us made up the 3rd trumpets section (the last) since none of us had the desire to challenge the next guy to move up. Later on, we had T-shirts made that said, “The Third Section”. We were proud.
Bill enjoyed camping in the Unita’s, house boating on Lake Powel and liked to entertain. His home was a destination every Friday night for many of his friends. As the years moved on, we made several trips to Hawaii and the California coast in search of Bill’s forever home, but it unfortunately never came to be.
Bill is survived by his stepson William, and William’s wonderful mother Diana who has always been there for Bill.
Bill graduated from the University of Utah with a master’s degree in psychology and worked for the State of Utah assisting and helping people with special needs. He was a neat freak, a conservationist, and a humanitarian.
Bill, with his sharp sense of humor is dearly missed by all who knew him.
Brian Petersen
What to say about William Spencer Young? Some of us decided to start using our middle names while at Skyine just for fun. Bill became "Spencer," Lynn Alex Graham became "Alex," and those names stuck with them for the rest of their lives. Alex now lives in East Pachogue, NY, and he is still Alex. I am still Brian, because being called "LaMar" sounded more like my father. It only seems right to refer to Bill as Spencer. We all became the "Fisher Corpsmen," along with Bill Allison and Michael Parker, and notable others, for reasons that will take too long to explain. Spencer became the de facto leader of the Corspmen, and led us on innumerable camping expeditions, house boat adventures, and many many road trips. We flew coast to coast to hook up with our fellow Corpsmen who had moved away. But, where ever Spencer resided, during and after high school, that is where we always chose to get together.
Spencer was always up for the next thing. He was one of the most engaging and funniest people I have ever known. This, despite a number of significant losses in his life, the most lasting, perhaps, the death of his thirteen year old daughter, Lori, who had a life-long birth defect that she defied for most of her young years. Losing Spencer is a significamt loss for all who knem him. It is difficult to acknowledge that he is gone. We won't forget you my friend.
Brian LaMar Petersen