Roger A. Young ’68

Roger died Feb. 26, 2023, in Steamboat Springs, Colo., from congestive heart failure.

Roger came to campus from St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H., where he participated in student government, football, and crew. At Princeton, he was active in the Campus Fund Drive and the Press Box Agency. Roger majored in religion and graduated magna cum laude. He ate at Colonial Club and roomed with John Kilborn and John Richardson in 226 1903 his senior year. His graduation followed those of his grandfather, Stuart A. Young 1902; and his father, Robert Young ’42.

Roger’s professional life was marked by three decades of service to Bay State Gas Co. in Massachusetts, where he ultimately ascended to the positions of president and CEO. Upon retiring early in 2000, he attended Yale Divinity School for a year “just to learn” and then moved to Steamboat Springs, where he lived the good life by golfing, skiing, and fly-fishing. He summited Colorado’s Quandary Peak, a storied “fourteener,” in celebration of his 70th birthday. He also became an active congregant of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, serving as a vestry member and senior warden.

The class extends its deepest sympathies to his wife, Linda; children Cate and Geoffrey; his three grandchildren; and his brother Bob.