Harold Glen Young

Harold Glen Young, LTC USARMY, RET., died on March 10, 2016 in Mt. Pleasant, SC with his daughter by his side. His death was due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was a twin born August 5, 1930 in Los Angeles, CA. Hal was the son of Jack Henry and Lois Moore Young.

He joined the Army in October 1950 in a select program to rebuild the officer corps after World War II and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Chemical Corps. Hal served honorably in Korea, Germany, Vietnam and several posts in the United States. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service medals, two Air Medals and several other service awards. He retired from his last posting at the Presidio in San Francisco and remained in his beloved California.

Hal had a second career as the owner and founder of Central State Title Company in Modesto, his hometown. A successful business owner, he was elected to the Stanislaus County Planning Commission, was active in the Lions Club and several other organizations before retiring once again in 1980. Golf, travel and a passion for genealogy became his favorite pastimes.

In 2011, he and his wife moved to the Charleston, SC area to be closer to his daughter. Leaving friends and a full life behind, they moved to Somerby of Mt. Pleasant.

In May of 1971, he married the former Joan L. Smith Stearns, who died in 2012. Hal leaves a daughter, Sabrina Young Williams (Dale), of Kiawah Island, SC; three grandchildren, Lindsey Williams Drath (Ethan) of Washington, DC, Whitney Williams Cole (Charles) of Charleston, SC, Cameron Glen Williams of Richmond, VA; five great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Sabrina, and Sawyer Drath, Matilda and Louisa Cole and a step-daughter, Susan Stearns Young. He also leaves a sister, Nancy Placier and a brother, Gerald Young. He was predeceased by a son, Andrew Lawrence Young; step-son, Steven Wilson Stearns, USN, Ret.; and a brother, Jack Henry Young, Jr.

A funeral will be held in late spring or early summer in Arlington National Cemetery.