William Clements Young ’33

Bill Young died July 14, 1998, in Plymouth, Mass., near his home in Duxbury. Bill and his wife, Peggy, moved there from New Jersey to be near the family summer homes in Manomet.

Bill prepared at Exeter. He joined Elm Club, roomed with Tom Ballantine and Pat Bernuth, and majored in history. In July 1933, Bill and five classmates toured Europe, playing golf in Scotland, and ending in Germany amid Nazi brown shirt parades.

In 1936 Bill joined Public Service Electric & Gas Co. in Newark where he was a financial executive until his retirement in 1976. His civic interests included the Boys Club of Newark, the Newark Red Cross, the Essex County Blood Bank, and the board of education in Verona. He also served on the vestry of St. Lukes Church in Montclair and with the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. Active in Princeton affairs in Montclair and Verona, he belonged to the Montclair Golf Club.

A funloving fellow with no pretensions, Bill enjoyed his friends as they enjoyed him, and participated actively, though quietly, in community affairs.

Bill leaves Peggy, his wife of 58 years, four children (including Peter '62, W. Mason '67, and John '69), nine grandchildren, and five siblings (including George '32 and Tom '37). To the family the class extends its deepest sympathy, sharing the loss of a dear friend.

The Class of 1933