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Thomas Young

1933 - 2017

Thomas Young obituary, 1933-2017, Wilton, CT

BORN

1933

DIED

2017

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Kuzo Funeral Home, Inc.

250 W State St

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Thomas Young Obituary

Thomas Young
Thomas (Tom) Urry Young passed away peacefully, at home at Freedom Village, West Brandywine, PA., surrounded by his entire family on April 1, 2017 at the age of 84.
Tom is survived by Sally (Schmidt) Young, his loving wife of 60 years. They were married in Wilton, CT
He was the son of Thomas H. and Mabel (Schreiber) Young He was born on February 3, 1933 in North Bergen, N.J and was raised in Wilton, Connecticut graduating from Staples High School
Tom served his country as a member of the U.S Army for eight years including active duty in Korea.
Tom was a successful businessman and spent most of his career at DuPont working at locations including San Francisco, St. Louis, Brussels Belgium, Detroit, and Wilmington, DE. Retiring after 35 years at DuPont as Worldwide Director of Automotive Refinish, he then joined Finishmaster of Indianapolis as President and CEO. After retirement, he and Sally moved to their beloved lakeside home in New London, N.H.
His many hobbies included fishing, NASCAR, and eating coffee ice cream. However, his most important hobby was his grandchildren whom he cherished deeply.
He was predeceased by his brothers Robert, Walter and John.
He is also survived by his four children, Christine (Steve) Wright, of Holliston, MA, Tim Young of Christiana, PA., Sally Yacka of Kennett Square, PA, and Debbie (Todd) Thornton of Cape May Court House, N.J. He was a loving grandfather to his four granddaughters; Becky, Devon, Melissa, and Abby, and four grandsons; Andrew, Stephen, Thomas, and Zachary; and a great grandchild Finn.
A memorial service will take place at a future date to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio St, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com
Arrangements by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, Kennett Square, PA.

Published by Westport-News from Apr. 5 to Apr. 7, 2017.
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Sally and family,

Tom lived a full life and was supportive to so many, including myself when we worked together at FinishMaster. One thing was always prominent to me and that was his love and support of his family.

May God's loving arms be with you all.

Judy Statom

Judy Statom

April 10, 2017

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