Anthony Robert Young

Anthony Robert Young was born in San Bernardino, Ca on February 16, 1983 and passed away on November 1, 2011 in Loma Linda, Ca. Anthony was a roofer for 10 years for Hanna Roofing. He is survived by his Father Phillip and Step Mother Michelle Young and his Mother Cindy Young, 5 sister's, Eileen Young, Kimberly Young, Jenny Young, Bianca Lopez and Brandy Young, 2 brother's Vincent Perez, Frisco Lopez, Grandparents Robert & Sandra Young, Grandmother Jeanette MacNamara and girlfriend Amber Fowler. Anthony's Memorial service is schedule for Friday November 18, 2011 @ 1:00 pm at Green Acres Mortuary, burial to follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. Arrangements under the direction of Green Acres Memorial Park and Mortuary

Anthony’s Eulogy

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to stand up in front of you all and speak of my brother but then I thought about it and my Anthony was strong for me his whole life so I owe it to him to be strong now.

Growing up with a brother like Anthony was priceless, a lot of people looking in may have said different but I wouldn’t have changed it for the world because that was our life and we experienced and got through it together.

Anthony was the typical older brother we always wanted to be around him while he didn’t want to be caught hanging with his younger sisters, go figure. He was my protector, my brother, my heart. There are so many moments and memories I can recall on but just not enough hours in the day.

One winter day we begged and begged if we could go with him on his exploration of the ranch we grew up on. After our pleading he finally gave in and said yes, or maybe Mom just made him take us I can’t recall. We were so happy that he was allowing us to go that we got in our warmest clothes and headed out with our big brother. By the time we made it to the other side of the then frozen lake Eileen decided she had to go pee. Any other time we would have just picked a bush but it was far too cold and we could see the house from across the lake, so Anthony said “ok I’ll let you go back to the house and we will wait here for you but it’s just going to take you way too long to walk around so just walk across.” Eileen having to go pee so bad and not wanting to lose the opportunity to go on the adventure walk agreed. She took two steps out and fell through the ice, Anthony didn’t second think and slid in with his baseball bat and pulled Eileen out he was yelling “I’m sorry I’m sorry well go back to the house so you can go pee.” Eileen then replied “Anthony I already did.” He was sorry.

Or the time Eileen was pushing Jenny and I around in my Barbie car that never had a batteries and Anthony jumps out from behind a bush with his new cap gun and yells “brace yourself foo.” And shot me right in the eye. When he seen that he actually hurt me he felt so bad and was giving me endless sorry’s.

Then the time he asked “Eileen do you trust me?” Eileen’s reply “what Anthony” Anthony: “just do you trust me.” Eileen: “umm yeah.” Anthony: “ok then sit here.” So he had Eileen sit on a chair put his baseball cap on her head and went to the opposite side of the room. He told her not to move and started running full throttle towards her and with the intention to kick the cap off her head he missed and kicked her in the face. Again he was sorry.

The time we went to go visit Aunt Veronica, Uncle Ray, and Brandon and Anthony talked Brandon into a wrestling match with Eileen and I. Brandon had Eileen and Anthony got me. Brandon was following Anthony’s moves and we were playing along all the while trying to escape their holds. Anthony then got me on my stomach and sat on my back and started pulling my legs towards my head. Were screaming and their laughing, but then it actually starts to hurt, so Brandon calmly tells Anthony “hey Anthony maybe you should stop.” Anthony then replied “no she’s cool, it’s cool.” Not until I start crying he stops and again says he’s sorry.

Or the time Anthony went to the next door neighbors house to borrow a movie and came back with it behind his back and told my mom “mom this is what you are.” Referring soley to the title “Pretty Woman” not until we started watching it Anthony was sorry.

So as you can see he was the typical older brother always picking on his younger sisters but he was always sorry. He was always sorry. I know he is sorry now because he never really wanted us to hurt I know he would take away all and any pain I would have and give it to himself. I know he would take back his choice if he could have only known how much pain it caused. He was always there for me and now in the time I need him the most I don’t have him. My brother had the kindest heart a single person could poses. Like all of us he went through hard times but being how strong he was he got through them. No matter what time of day or night he knew I was there for him. I felt confident that after our talks he was going to be ok because he would stand up take a deep breath and say “thanks Kimbo-slice” with a big smile on his face.

Anthony would have given his life for anyone of us in this room, I know he would. I recal the time he jumped into a rushing river and swam up stream to save a young boy and his frantic mother who jumped in to retrieve him. Anthony didn’t hesitate and jumped into save them, all the while they were drowning him but he didn’t give up until he had them both out of the water.

Anthony would find happiness in the smallest things in life, like getting snackers from the gas station, laying a blanket on the floor, because no matter how comfortable your couch was he would pick the floor, and putting on an old movie. After all that he was always trying to talk someone into playing Manopoly with him. Jenny always fell for that one. Or trying to be part of dads dare club and acting silly in the garage. Watching him do Bianca’s booty dance was priceless.

I don’t know how I’ am going to be able to go on without him, my life is changed forever. But I have to forgive him for not being here because I know he is sorry I know my brother and I know if he had the choice he would take it back if he could have only known how much pain it caused us. He was the best brother, son, grandson, nephew, uncle, cousin, and friend anyone could have had and he will truly be missed.

Anthony Robert Young

Having Anthony in our household was a true blessing.

I have one word that describes Anthony and that word is “AMAZING”. There will never be anyone like Anthony….He was an AMAZING brother, son, nephew, cousin, grandson, uncle and friend.

Whoever met Anthony, he or she had a special place in their heart for him.

When he was little, his mom and dad bought him fish and a fish tank. Well, he woke up one morning, before everyone else and had decided he wanted to give his fish a ride in his new Tonka trucks, so he put the fish in the back end of the trucks and “zoomed” around the house for awhile. Unfortunately, there was no water in the back of these trucks, and we know what happens when we take fish out of water. Lesson learned 

I remember when he was an early teen, and his hobbies were skateboarding, BMX bike riding, and Aliens. His dad took all the kids shopping for shoes. Anthony had to have these shoes that had an Alien face on the side of the shoe.

They went from store to store until they found them. I had never seen a child so happy over a pair of “alien” shoes. His face lit up like a Christmas tree.

When he was into BMX riding, he and the neighbor boys decided to build their own BMX track. There was a field across the street from our house, so the boys went across the street with shovels and started making their own track, but they did not stop there. Our neighbor boys wanted to dig up their backyard also. Since their mother wasn’t home, they thought it would be okay and started digging. All the neighborhood boys got on their bikes and started riding and making jumps from the field to the backyard. It wasn’t but a few days later that the mother realized what they had done. Needless to say, the boys spent the next couple of days filling the holes in her backyard. “GOOD TIMES”!

As Anthony reached his mid-teenage years, he enjoyed the NASCAR races at Fontana Speedway. Every year we would go as a family and camp out for 4 days in the middle of the infield. Every year we would ask the children, “Where would you like to go for vacation?” and their response was always ‘NASCAR’.

Anthony always enjoyed helping others, whether it was taking out the trash, mowing your yard, or roofing your house. He always gave 150% of whatever he did. No “breaks” were allowed. He always wanted to get the job done, and then you could take a break.

Anthony always thought that taking care of his family was what it was all about. He grew up with several siblings. When he lived up North, he had his 3 sisters, Eileen, Kimberly, & Jenny and also 3 stepsisters Valerie, Krystal, and Tiffany, and 1 stepbrother Josh. They lived on a ranch and always had funny stories, as siblings always do. When he moved to Southern California with his Dad and stepmother, Michelle, he again was raised with 6 other siblings. He had two stepbrothers, Vincent & Frisco and a Stepsister, Bianca, and also his other sister Brandy along with Eileen and Kimberly. There was never a dull moment in our household. He loved all his siblings, none of them where “stepbrothers” or “stepsisters”. In his eyes they were all his sisters and his brothers and that’s the way it was and will always be.

They all had fun playing board games and video games together. I think the favorite game was Monopoly. His stepbrother Vincent would always win, and it took awhile, but they figured out it was because Vincent was always cheating. That was okay though, because Vincent would always lend them money so they could continue to play. “GOOD TIMES”!

There were always sounds of laughter in the morning when the kids would get ready for school and sometime arguing, as siblings do, when they were fighting to get into the restroom. Whatever the case may have been, it was always ‘GOOD TIMES’!

Whenever Anthony was around it was always,

“GOOD TIMES”