William C. Young

Dear Mrs. Young and family,
I am so sorry for your loss.
I had the pleasure of being a 5th grader in Mr. Young's class in "old Jefferson's basement classroom" (now the Rotterdam Police Station). He was a wonderful teacher. I had a tough experience with another student that was also in our class that year and Mr. Young knew that my interactions were difficult, at best. Although I was not happy at the time, Mr. Young had me tutor the young man which taught me a lot about forgiveness...

This is so heartbreaking - my favorite cousin. My Mom and his mom were so close and we all grew up together.
Even as adults we managed to stay in touch.
May the family know peace and my cousin rest in peace.

Karen

Barb and family, I was so saddened to hear of Bill's passing. I worked for him for 5 years at GE and I have so many warm memories of the time I spent with him...traveling with him and living through difficult times that impacted people in tough ways. My former colleagues have said it already. In 22 years at GE he is the one leader I had whom I respected the most. He had character and integrity and class and that came through to our team members very clearly. I remember so many examples of...

I was fortunate to be at GE in the UK when Bill was running GE Corporate Computer Services. He was a true leader. Whenever he would visit our datacentre in the UK he would always spend time with us and would ask about our family's. He made us feel important. This is the mark of a great leader. He will be sorely missed. My thoughts are with his family.

Dear Mrs. Young and family - I was so saddened to read of Mr. Young's passing. He was my 6th grade teacher at the "old" Jefferson school, class of June, 1968, his last year of teaching. He was such a wonderful teacher and person. I remember having so much fun in his classes - he had a passion for teaching and it was recognized by his students. I didn't realize he had worked at GE in Schenectady after his teaching career. I have been employed there since 1977, and only wish I could have had...

I had the pleasure of working for Bill Young for a number of years; both direct and dotted-line. He was a classy, witty and no-nonsense manager and person. You always knew where you stood with Bill and he was a manager always encouraging interaction and openness. Bill possessed the highest degree of ethics. Both Mary and I are so saddened by Barbara's loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Young family.

Bill was one of the nicest people I knew - such a caring gentleman. He was also my manager in his last position at GE. He was definitely the best boss I ever had. He was such a good leader. Despite the fact he had a difficult boss himself at the time, he was able to manage him effectively, so that those working for Bill were protected from some undeserved "flak" from above from time-to-time! Such a sad loss - my heart goes out to Barbara and the rest of the family at this time.

Bill had given much to his first group of application development team at GE Capital. With his great leadership, we became a very close-knit family. I still remember vividly the dinner party we had when the "family" had its last day together as Bill was promoted to another position - we cried we laughed and we danced until we couldn't any more. Bill's gift will be forever treasured and I will always remember his gentle heart.