Hollas Young Jr.

Hollas Young Jr., 83, of Metairie, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Metairie.

Hollas was born December 15, 1939, in Lake Village, Arkansas, to Sadie Delhoste and Hollas Young Sr. In 1946 the family moved to New Orleans, where Hollas would graduate from McDonough High School in 1957, and Southeastern University in Hammond in 1963. He served as President of the Southeastern Alumni Association for one year and attended many functions at his alma mater throughout the years. He began his printing career as a salesman for Vari-typer and was promoted to work in New York and New Jersey where he moved his family for several years. He returned home to Metairie where he became self-employed in the printing industry, HYP Inc. and later became a political consultant. He was an active member of the Krewe of Babylon for over forty years. He enjoyed many weekends and summers at his beloved camp in Waveland, MS. He loved his friends, family, and pets dearly and enjoyed attending many business lunches throughout the years. 

In 1959 he married his highschool sweetheart AlSira Haydel. He is survived by his wife of 63 years and two sisters, Gylde Fitzpatrick (Richard) and Carol Furlow (Ronnie); two children, Colinda Dupuy (Ronnie), and Hollas “Trey” Young III (Mandy); six grandchildren, Chase and Gabrielle Dupuy, Gavin, Garrett, Grant, and Aubrey Young; and one great-grandson, Greyson Young; nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral Services will be held at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd West, Slidell, LA, on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

Visitation will begin at 11:00am followed by the Funeral Service at 1:00pm.

Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.