Jacquelyn Young

Family Tribute:

Jacqueline Young was born March 10, 1964 to the proud parents of Labertha Williams and William Earl Jones.

On September 11, 2001, she departed this life due to the tragedy of the World Trade Center, where she was an employee of Marsh and McLennan.

After completing her high school education in Beaufort, South Carolina, Jacqueline returned to New York. Here, she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting at York University.

Jacqueline loved to travel, and enjoyed reading and music. She will be remembered by her family as a kind, gentle and loving person, she will be truly missed.

She is survived by: her mother and step-father, Labertha and Milton Williams; three brothers, Terry, James and Derrick; sister-in-law, Paulette; six aunts, three nephews, two nieces, cousins, other relatives and a host of special friends.

Your Loving Family

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Jacqueline Young, known as Jakki, hated noise. She hated it so much that she moved to Staten Island, even though she had no relatives there, for some quiet. Raised in South Carolina, Ms. Young, 37, who worked for Marsh & McLennan, the consulting firm, often talked about moving out of the city altogether and searched for jobs in other states.

"She wanted to be where life was at a slower pace, where it was not so hectic all the time," said her mother, LaBertha McKenly-Williams.

Ms. Young’s brother, James McKenly, accompanied her to a job interview in Virginia last year, and when the hotel they were staying in proved too noisy, she insisted they move to another one.

It was about 20 miles away, he said.

Despite her need for quiet, Ms. Young, who was unmarried, often took her nieces and nephews on excursions and loved to dance.

In July, she danced at the wedding of another brother in Brooklyn. "She was so happy for him," Mr. McKenly said.