Louis Edward Young

1944 - 2023

Louis Edward Young
April 12, 1944 - May 16, 2023
Fort Worth, Texas - Louis Edward Young, 79, died peacefully on May 16, 2023, at Mustang Creek Estates. Lou was born on April 12, 1944, in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Paschal High School in Fort Worth. He joined the Navy after a single year in college. He spent 18 months in Vietnam as a corpsman attached to the Marines. The Navy offered him a scholarship to the University of Texas in Austin. He completed nursing school while on active duty. He met and married his wife, Barbara Lucius, and when he graduated, the Navy assigned him to the Hospital in Philadelphia. He left the Navy in 1971 and returned to Austin where he worked at Travis State School while he studied for his Masters' degree in psychiatric nursing. Lou used his skills in psychiatry at hospitals in the metroplex and in a private practice with Irwin Schussler, D.O. He loved working with families with addiction issues and was fortunate to have presented his family program at the International Conference on Addiction in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was also honored as one of the Great 100 Nurses.
Lou was a social and active man who became deeply involved in food competition at the State Fair of Texas. He will be remembered as a quirky little guy who wore a top hat as he competed. That top hat became covered in pins from the State Fair where he won many ribbons.
Lou was cremated and will be buried at the DFW National Cemetery. There will be a memorial at the cemetery at 9:15 AM on Monday, June 12, 2023.
Lou is survived by his wife of 53 years, one son, a brother and four grandchildren all from the DFW area. He was preceded in death by one son and a brother.
The family would like to thank the staff at Mustang Creek Estates House A, in Burleson. They loved Mr. Lou and cared for him with great devotion. The St. Gabriel Hospice staff made his end of life more peaceful with their affection and compassion.