Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 16/Sep/2025 97.124.250.237
Sharon Lee
Wood Young passed away peacefully on September 14, 2025. She was 80. Sharon was born November 2, 1944, in Newburgh, NY to the late Rial P and Shirley R Wood. She graduated from Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) where she met her late husband, W Wayne Young. They married in 1964. Sharon is survived by her two daughters, Suzanne (Rich) and Jodie (Gerald), Jodie's two children, and her pet cockatiel. Sharon worked as an administrator and office manager. Her administrative career started at Stewart Airforce Base and retired from Orange County (NY) Health with other companies in between. She lived in the NY Hudson Valley area most of her life. Starting in Newburgh, moving to Montgomery, Wallkill, Cornwall, a few years in Bridgeport on Oneida Lake, and back to New Windsor. Her daughter, Suzanne, moved her to Myrtle Beach, SC in 2018 to enable caring for her. She was sharp with a quick wit and enjoyed making others laugh. Her wit and laughter were enjoyed by her daughter and caregivers through the end. Her favorite flowers were Stargazer Lilies, and she loved animals, especially dogs. Sharon also wrote poetry. Suzanne discovered a book of her poems and would like to share one. LOSS, LOVE & LIFE I am here you are there I often wonder why But then I know the winds of fate blow hard And are not often very kind Now, I contemplate, the passing of the time And question again, why? We often seal our fates unknowing Cannot grasp the past and present time We must live today with what blows our way And be aware of the sands of time There is a time to laugh a time to mourn There is love of many different kinds Do we not know how to love and then let go? Do we live to suffer what only each heart knows? Yes we live a time of suffering and in truth know It is ourselves that keep us so Yes we know there are many things we'll never know Yes times goes on and questions always grow But lives are ours to live and not to pine away So take today and keep your memories But always make new ones, and soar on The skys the limit so set your wings to go Author: Sharon L. Young Suzanne would like to thank her nurses, caregivers, and volunteers at CMC Embrace Hospice House and Heartland Hospice for providing wonderful care and compassion. Suzanne would also like to thank her caregiver and dog, Ann and Tabby, for all their love and care. Ann and Tabby became family and were very loved by Sharon. There will be a private family burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, NY. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation in Sharon's name to Heartland Hospice (Gentiva Foundation) or your local animal shelter. To send flowers to the family, please visit our floral store.
- November 2, 1944 ~ September 14, 2025
Sharon Lee
Wood Young passed away peacefully on September 14, 2025. She was 80. Sharon was born November 2, 1944, in Newburgh, NY to the late Rial P and Shirley R Wood. She graduated from Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) where she met her late husband, W Wayne Young. They married in 1964. Sharon is survived by her two daughters, Suzanne (Rich) and Jodie (Gerald), Jodie's two children, and her pet cockatiel. Sharon worked as an administrator and office manager. Her administrative career started at Stewart Airforce Base and retired from Orange County (NY) Health with other companies in between. She lived in the NY Hudson Valley area most of her life. Starting in Newburgh, moving to Montgomery, Wallkill, Cornwall, a few years in Bridgeport on Oneida Lake, and back to New Windsor. Her daughter, Suzanne, moved her to Myrtle Beach, SC in 2018 to enable caring for her. She was sharp with a quick wit and enjoyed making others laugh. Her wit and laughter were enjoyed by her daughter and caregivers through the end. Her favorite flowers were Stargazer Lilies, and she loved animals, especially dogs. Sharon also wrote poetry. Suzanne discovered a book of her poems and would like to share one. LOSS, LOVE & LIFE I am here you are there I often wonder why But then I know the winds of fate blow hard And are not often very kind Now, I contemplate, the passing of the time And question again, why? We often seal our fates unknowing Cannot grasp the past and present time We must live today with what blows our way And be aware of the sands of time There is a time to laugh a time to mourn There is love of many different kinds Do we not know how to love and then let go? Do we live to suffer what only each heart knows? Yes we live a time of suffering and in truth know It is ourselves that keep us so Yes we know there are many things we'll never know Yes times goes on and questions always grow But lives are ours to live and not to pine away So take today and keep your memories But always make new ones, and soar on The skys the limit so set your wings to go Author: Sharon L. Young Suzanne would like to thank her nurses, caregivers, and volunteers at CMC Embrace Hospice House and Heartland Hospice for providing wonderful care and compassion. Suzanne would also like to thank her caregiver and dog, Ann and Tabby, for all their love and care. Ann and Tabby became family and were very loved by Sharon. There will be a private family burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, NY. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation in Sharon's name to Heartland Hospice (Gentiva Foundation) or your local animal shelter. To send flowers to the family, please visit our floral store.
- November 2, 1944 ~ September 14, 2025