Extracted from The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Leslie S. Young

Young, Leslie S., passed away September 10th in Raleigh, North Carolina at the age of 94. He survived his wife, Grace, by nearly three years. Prior to moving to Raleigh, Les and Grace lived in California for 60 years.

Les was born in Memphis on August 11, 1914. He met Grace in Laurel, Mississippi, where they were married. They lived in San Diego and Orange County. They had three sons, one of whom, Joel Edwards, was a policeman killed in the line of duty in 1971. Les has six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was the best father three boys could have had. They loved him dearly and respected him greatly, and he loved them and his wife in return. He was a mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry.

He is survived by his twin sons, Robert Young of Raleigh and Richard Young of Lake Forest and their families.

Graveside services were September at El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest, CA. He was buried next to Grace.