Cynthia Cecelia Young

CYNTHIA CECELIA YOUNG (NEE CUNNINGHAM) PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HER HOME IN ORLANDO, FL. ON DECEMBER 25, 2016. SHE WENT TO BE WITH HER LORD AT THE AGE OF 100. SHE WAS BORN IN CHAPELTON, CLARENDON, JAMAICA, WEST INDIES TO SGT MAJOR JOHN JASPER AND LILLIAN MAUDE CUNNINGHAM (NEE BRASH).

SHE WAS PRE-DECEASED BY SIBLINGS BRENTON LOPEZ, INEZ KOTLER, JASPER CUNNINGHAM, DAPHNE MEDLEY, TWINS WILLIAM AND ROY CUNNINGHAM, AND DR. LESTER CUNNINGHAM.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND OF 77 YEARS, JOHN B. YOUNG.

SHE IS LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN LAW, MAUREEN AND DR. OWEN FRASER OF ORLANDO, FL., HER SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, WARREN AND PATRICIA YOUNG OF ELMSFORD, NY AND FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, SHAKIRA ROBERTSON OF DENVER, CO, CLAYTON YOUNG OF BOCA RATON, FL, ELYSE FRASER OF ORLANDO, FL, APRILLE YOUNG OF ELMSFORD, NY AND ARIELLE YOUNG OF ELMSFORD, NY. SHE IS ALSO LOVED BY HER NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SHE ATTENDED NURSING SCHOOL AT KINGSTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN JAMAICA AND BECAME A NURSE MIDWIFE AT JUBILEE HOSPITAL IN JAMAICA.

SHE MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, JOHN, IN KINGSTON AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN MARCH OF 1939. THEY MIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1949 AND ESTABLISHED RESIDENCE IN BROOKLYN, NY. SHE WORKED AS A HEAD NURSE IN OBSTETRICS AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK FOR 29 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING TO LONGWOOD, FL.

IN NEW YORK, SHE BECAME A CHARTER MEMBER OF NAACOG, AN OBSTETRICAL NUSES GROUP, AND HELPED TO ESTABLISH AND BECAME A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE JAMAICA NURSES GROUP OF NEW YORK. SHE TRAVELED WIDELY.

AFTER RETIRING TO LONGWOOD, SHE BECAME AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ST. MARY MAGDALEN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL. SHE JOINED THEIR COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN AND ACTED AS A CHURCH GREETER. SHE PASSIONATELY WORKED WITH THE SEWING CIRCLE TO CREATE NOVELTY ITEMS FOR SALE AT RUMMAGE SALES AND THE CHURCH’S FAMOUS FALL FESTIVAL.

SHE AND JOHN MOVED FROM LONGWOOOD TO LIVE WITH HER DAUGHTER AND SON-INLAW IN SOUTHWEST ORLANDO IN 2001. THERE, SHE AND JOHN BECAME PARISHONERS OF HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHUCH. SHE RECEIVED WEEKLY VISITS FROM THEIR VERY WARM MEMBERS OF THE EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY.

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE MANY CALLS OFFERING CONCERN, SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. WE HAVE ALL BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE HAD “CYN-CYN”, MOM, GRANDMA, AUNTIE AND BEST FRIEND IN OUR LIVES. MAY WE ALL CONTINUE TO BE BLESSED. AMEN!

Memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, January 14th at 11am at Holy Family Catholic Church. in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, www.donate.arthritis.org or the Alzheimer's Foundation, alzfdn.org