Patricia P. Young, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 24, 2004. She was
60.
Patricia P. Young, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 24, 2004. She was 60.
Mrs. Young was born on Dec. 4, 1943, in Pasadena to Howard and Lois Powley. She graduated from Pasadena high, and moved to San Jose in 1968. She and her husband eventually moved to Morgan Hill in 1983.
Mrs. Young retired from Lockheed Missile & Space Co. in Sunnyvale after a 25 year career.
After doting on her family and sharing her beautifully artistic and creative talents with her grandchildren, and traveling to their condos in Hawaii or Tahoe with her husband, she was most fulfilled by her many projects and volunteer opportunities.
They included membership in the Coyote Grange for 21 years, organizing the Pomona Grange strawberry shortcake booth at the Santa Clara County Fair for many years, serving as a kindergarten teacher’s helper at Burnett Elementary School and as a one-time home and school club president at Burnett school.
She also had fun as a campaign volunteer for the Dennis Kennedy Mayoral campaign. In the last couple of years she helped as hostess then coordinator for PeopleLink Japanese Student Exchange Program, which delighted her, and in turn brought joy to her family.
She spent so many hours devoted to her beautiful and expansive gardens and tractor-mowing weeds, as well as many more hours cross-stitching her love into many family baby quilts, which won ribbons at the county fair. Her pride was in hosting many weddings beneath the canopy of willows at her home. Her heart touched so many and was Mom to so many more. She was always on the go, never a weed to grow beneath her feet. She was very loved and will be deeply missed.
She is the beloved wife of Robert E. Young for 30 years; the loving mother to Lisa Aragon and husband John of San Jose/Morgan Hill, Kendall Young and wife Stephanie of Sammamish, Wash., Ann Berry of Morgan Hill, and Wendy Wootton and husband Tod of Santa Clara; the loving Grammy to five grandchildren, Joey Aragon, Starlyn and McKenna Berry, Collin Young and Krista Wootton; the nurturing aunt to Patti Koeller and husband Brandon of Wash., and Staci Cetina and husband Jason of Wash.; the loving cousin to Diane Griffith of Virginia and Stacey Griffith of Southern California.
A celebration in honor of her life will be held under the willows at the family home in Morgan Hill on a date to be determined. Contact family or the funeral home at 779-8456.
Arrangement handled by Johnson Funeral Home, Morgan Hill.
