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GENERALIZIA MARIANISTI December 1, 2005 Death Notice No. 23 (To all Unit Administrations): The Province of the United States of America recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear Brother, ANTHONY YOUNG, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on November 25, 2005, at Mountain View, California, in the 78th year of his age and the 53rd of his religious profession. Anthony Young was born on May 19, 1928, in Keanae, Maui, Hawaii, to Yim and Victoria (Wong) Young and attended St. Gabriel Parish. Upon graduation from Saint Louis College in Honolulu, he served as a sergeant for the Reserve National Guard from 1948 to 1952. He professed his first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1957. Inspired by the service of Mother Teresa and Father Damien, a missionary legendary for his work in Hawaii, Brother Tony spent his life serving as a working brother. He began his active ministry in 1954 as a business manager at the Marianist novitiate community in Santa Cruz, California. He went on to do maintenance and landscaping work in West Hills and Gardena, California, and in Honolulu, Hawaii. He later returned to California and from 1988 to 2003 served as an outreach minister at the Newman Catholic Center at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Although he worked in construction and accounting, he was especially admired for the landscaping and culinary talents he generously shared with the many people and organizations he served. “He was gentle and giving of himself to the students,” said Father Roland Bunda, a fellow Hawaiian who worked with Brother Tony at the Newman Center. “They would never go away hungry. He always prepared plenty of food for them and made sure they were well provided for.” Echoing Father Bunda’s remarks, Bridget Smith, a Lay Marianist Associate in Santa Cruz, said, “Brother Tony was hardworking, and made a big impact on the students. He felt it was his job not only to teach them how to study, but to teach them to help others. Every student he touched is better at whatever their life’s vocation is because of him.” In addition to the Newman Center at Santa Cruz, Brother Tony also was active in the Newman Centers at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, and California State University Monterey Bay. He also served many other organizations in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Catholic diocese, including the St. Francis Soup Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity, Jesus, Mary and Joseph Home for women and children, Siena Maternity Home and the Poor Clares Monastery, among many others. One of Brother Tony’s most rewarding experiences was visiting Blessed Father Chaminade’s homeland in Bordeaux, France. Wayne Shaffer, a Lay Marianist Associate, accompanied Brother Tony on this trip and several other excursions he made to his beloved homeland of Hawaii. “Brother Tony called these ‘vacations’ but he was the type of person who never said ‘no.’ We worked all day going from place to place to fix something for someone, help with lawn work or plant a garden. He will be missed because he did so many things for so many people.” Brother Tony’s other great passion was encouraging vocations. He often talked about vocations and prayed that men and women would get involved in the church. One of his dreams was that someone he touched would choose a Marianist vocation. The alumni at the Newman Center at Santa Cruz are working to create a scholarship in his name, the “Brother Anthony Young Scholarship Fund for Student Leadership.” Brother Tony was honored by the Santa Cruz Newman Center at its annual dinner on January 22, 2005. He also received a letter of proclamation from the mayor of Santa Cruz for his many years of service to the community. “He knew everyone in Santa Cruz,” remarked Father Bunda. “We often said he could run for mayor. Brother Tony was a man of faith and of prayer, a man who used his talents to build up the Kingdom of God.” Brother
Tony celebrated his 50 year jubilee in 2003. Over the last two years
he had been treated for problems associated with heart and back surgeries
and had moved to the Villa St. Joseph community in Cupertino, California.
He is survived by two sisters, Rina Moore of San Diego, California,
and Victoria Kanoa of Wailuku, Maui. May he rest in peace.
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