Birth date: Aug 14, 1955 Death date: Jul 22, 2021
Clare Young 65, of Dunedin, passed awayThursday, July, 22, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Clare dedicated her life to two not-for-profit organizations. Survived by husband David of 43 years; children, Danielle (Kenneth) Rivera, & G Read Obituary
Mom, I love you so much I feel it throughout myself. It's huge and encompassing, like I'm holding you in who I am. I hope you saw how wonderful everyone was yesterday at your memorial service, and how you influenced all of us to become such great versions of ourselves. You're certainly a tough act to follow, but I will try my best.
I don't say goodbye. I will say till we meet again. You have been such a blessing and best friend to me for the past 25 years. You have prayed with me many times. We had Bible Study together. You were always there for me. I thank God for bringing you into my life and the blessings you have given me throughout our friendship. My memories of our time together, I will always treasure .Love you my friend.
How can I say goodbye to my forever friend 😢…..Clare and I have been friends since our high school days. So many hours were spent together doing things together and enjoying our friendship….hours spent at Howard Johnson’s on McKnight Rd drinking pot after pot of coffee…to hours spent at Dianne’s talking the hours away. We spent a vacation together in Conneaut with my family….my first adventure and plane ride was to travel to visit Clare in New York City when she attended The New York School of Dog Grooming. That weekend when we were 18 was exciting and hilarious as we all were stranded at the Statue of Liberty for hours due to fog. I was so proud of my friend when she opened her dog grooming business in Bloomfield. We drove to Massachusetts in a blizzard Christmas Day before she and Dave were married to move some of her things there. I was honored to be in her wedding to Dave on a snowy Saturday in Pittsburgh. (We were afraid the groom wasn’t going to make it from Massachusetts!)I missed my best friend when she moved so far away but we kept in touch. I was so happy when they made their way home to Pittsburgh. We continued our friendship after I married and moved to Bridgeville- double dating quite often. I became Aunt Donna when beautiful Danielle was born - and she became Aunt Clare when my daughter Jaclyn was born. Again Clare and Dave made a courageous move to Florida where they continued to have a wonderful life but I missed my friend ! We kept in touch over all the years - I was so proud of all that Clare accomplished in her lifetime with her marriage, and raising Danielle and Gabe, as well as her careers. My heart is broken with the loss of my beautiful friend. Until we meet again my friend - you are my forever friend . I love you Clare❤️❤️❤️ I know you are enjoying the glory of our Lord!❤️❤️
There are many things that I think of when I think of Clare, her devotion to God, her love of her family and definitely her pride in her grandchildren, but the one that stands out to me and means the most to me is the following.
When Clare worked at The Bay Area Pregnancy Center she was generally in her office which was located by the front door when I arrived on my workdays. Clare always had a cheerful morning or afternoon greeting for everyone that entered the building. Because of Clare's warm greetings my daughter, Victoria, was ready with a "Hello, Clare! How are you?" conversation. They were buddies. Victoria sat between "Teacher", Marsha, and Clare during meetings at the conference table. I will never forget the kindness and love that Clare gave to my daughter. We do and will continue to miss Clare's morning salutations and her presence at BAPC. We will keep her family in our prayers as we look forward to a heavenly reunion some day.
