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for Lester Young
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Jess & Mary Hale
December 14, 2009
May God give you strength in your time of sorrow.
Brenda & Russ Bradley
December 12, 2009
Rhonda, So sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad. Earths loss is heavens gain. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
December 11, 2009
Hello, YOUNG family. It's Friday night, about 11 o'clock, and I just opened an email from Mike Cloyd that he sent around 9:15 this evening.
I give my condolences with an aching heart to all of you in your loss of such a good man. All of us in the WHITE household liked Mr. Young. We knew him to be a quiet man who always seemed to have a smile for all us neighborhood kids.
Our family moved to Collins Street in July '62. I was 6 1/2, and would be starting 2nd Grade in two months. Pat was just a bit older than me and Billy was just a bit younger.
It didn't take us 6 kids in our family to find other kids in the neighborhood, and the YOUNGs were right around the corner. I guess the main activities we boys shared were football behind the two houses across the street, softball at Riverdahl, and bicycle jumps in the alley.
I moved away from Rockford in May '79. I would get back to town regularly in the '80s and early '90s until my mom moved from Collins Street. During my visits back to Rockford, there were many times I would be able to visit with Mr. Young for a short time.
I knew Mr. Young to love his family and love the Lord, and cared about his neighbors. I'm not sure if you can ask anything better from a man.
Three of my last five trips to Rockford were for funerals. The common thread with Mr. Young, along with my mom, Dorothy Kahle, and Frances Ratze (Dorothy's sister), is this: they all loved the Lord and are counted as one of His Own; yes, we are all saddened and are grieved by their passing; but God's word says in Psalm 116:15, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Amen, and Hallelujah.
There is a song we sang at church many years ago called GOD'S FAMILY. I may not remember all the words, but it goes something like this:
And sometimes we laugh together, sometimes we cry. Sometimes we share together heartaches and sighs. Sometimes we dream together of how it will be when we all get together -- God's Family!
I do hope to see some of you the next time I get to Rockford.
Love and prayers to all,
Brendan White
William & Kathy Cherry
December 10, 2009
With sincere sympathy. We are praying that God will give you His help, His strength, and His hope during this time of sorrow. Love and Prayers - William & Kathy Cherry
December 10, 2009
we will miss you
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