Carolyn Hall Young

CAROLYN HALL YOUNG Carolyn Hall Young, beloved wife, artist, mentor, horsewoman, and inspiration to friends and admirers around the globe died on December 23, 2016. She is survived by her husband Warren and her sister Lee Kathleen Hall. To quote Carolyn, "If any of you are around long enough to write my obit, I'd like you to mention that I was an excitable girl, and that I had a full and brave heart." She would also state, "You never know what you'll get to be grateful for." Carolyn was born in Redwood City, California, on August 25, 1953. Her forebears were New Mexico homesteaders. Her father, Jack Edward Hall, was a captain for Pan Am, and Carolyn lived as a child in Hong Kong and Turkey before returning to Greenwich, CT, for her school years. Her mother, Jimmie Lee Hall Valentine, was also a pilot and skilled artist. Carolyn attended Sofie Newcomb College for Women at Tulane University and received degrees, with honors, from the Pratt Institute and the Rhode Island School of Design. She applied her creative passions to all aspects of the creation of art. This included painting, print making, art direction for film and theater, graphic design, advertising illustration and interior design. In 1990, Carolyn and her husband moved from Phoenix to El Rancho, New Mexico, renovated an old adobe farmhouse, planted Carolyn's garden, and enjoyed the company of good friends, neighbors, horses, dogs and cats. She lived each day with joy and love, counseling other cancer patients and, even after she was bedridden, continued to create. Using her iPad in her final years, she created more than 1600 paintings for friends around the world. Love Wins! The Carolyn Hall Young Memorial Fund has been established to support cancer patients. A memorial open house will be held April 22, 2017 at her home in El Rancho. For information about the fund and the open house contact Warren at lovewins.fund@gmail.com.