Virginia P. Young, 88, long-time resident of Spring Hill, FL., passed away peacefully on Wednesday the 11th of November at Northside Hospital, with her husband and five children by her side. Born in 1927 in Queens, N.Y., to the late Charles A. Baumann and the late Mabel H. Baumann, Virginia attended St Agnes Academy in Rockville Center, N.Y. She finished two years of college at St John’s University, and was barely nineteen when she found herself standing in line on the St John’s University campus, eager to sign up for law school. It was here that she met Augustus John Young. Virginia had stepped forward at last, ready to sign herself up, only to reach the front and discover she’d overlooked one small detail – her pen. John would never understand how a college woman could be so forgetful, but he invited her out to the movie house anyway. Almost two years later, on April 17, 1948, John and Virginia were married, during a lively ceremony in Jamaica, N.Y., before a large group of family and friends – including their terrified best man, Jimmy, and a very proud Mrs. Baumann. John and Virginia went on to celebrate their tenth, twenty-fifth, and fiftieth anniversaries together, and would remain married for sixty-eight years. Virginia’s great joy in life was her children, whom she and John raised at their home in Syosset, N.Y., before escaping to Florida upon John’s retirement. Virginia was a firm hand and a dedicated homemaker. She tried hard never to miss any sporting events in which her children competed, and showed her strong interest in current affairs to anyone who thought they might try and disagree with her politics. Despite a large and energetic family, she found time to work as a teacher in the Nassau County School System while John was still practicing law in New York. By all accounts Virginia, too, delivered the law in her classrooms; always with a sweet smile, and a scolding that no one saw coming. Virginia would return to school in her late forties. Now at Hofstra University, she completed her degree in 1978, then continued on and received her Master of Arts diploma at the age of 58, to general astonishment and after some very hard work. Later, during her time in Florida, she became a Senior Chorister at St Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, of which she was a lifelong member. Virginia loved ice cream. She loved laughter, Thanksgiving pie and every sort of debate, as well as attending the theater, where she imagined herself belting out the songs on the stage. Hardest of all for John to let go will be the sound of her singing voice, drifting in over the hum of the laundry: sounds to which he awoke nearly every morning for almost twenty-five years of retirement. Virginia is survived by her loving husband of sixty-eight years, John, and their five children: daughters Christine and Nancy, and sons Charles, John, and Gregory. Also surviving are nine grandchildren (Bryan, James, Scott, Michelle, Jaclyn, Matthew, Alex, Alicia, and Andrew) and six great-grandchildren (Vincente, Jaiden, Damien, Aubree, Bennett, and Teagan). She is preceded in death by her dear sister, Joan, a lifelong teacher. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Northside Hospital for their great care and attentiveness, guiding Virginia in this most difficult stage of her life. Family and friends will gather for visitation at Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Drive Chapel, on Monday, November 16, from 4 pm to 6 pm. The family will reconvene for funeral service at the chapel on Tuesday, November 17, at 10 am. Committal Prayers and burial will follow the Tuesday services at Florida National Cemetery, in Bushnell, FL. Donations in Virginia’s memory may be addressed to: Boys Town Nebraska 200 Flanagan Blvd Boys Town, NE 68010 1-800-217-3700 www.boystown.org or St. Joseph's Indian School P.O. BOX 326 Chamberlain, SD 57326 1-800-341-2235 www.stjo.org/nov.
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