Mr. Jeffrey Tyrone Young

MR. JEFFERY TYRONE YOUNG known as “POP” was born on December 9, 1964, to Loretta Wortham and Melvin Young. Pop was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Jeffery graduated from P.S. 125 and Junior H.S. 275 and attended Thomas Jefferson H.S. At an early age, Pop attended Peoples Baptist Church with his late Grandmother Annie Williams, but he would be baptized at Brownsville Community Baptist Church where his late Grandmother Annie Williams was an active member. As a kid growing up on Stone Avenue, Pop was up early to play basketball, stickball, skelly, two-hand touch, and hot-peas and butter. In the afternoons, you could find Pop sitting on the bench in the front of 544-556 Stone Avenue along with the other young people, playing bid-whisk, or trying his hand at pitching stickball against his best friend Calvin Jr. (Donee). During the summer months prior to age 13, he would bowl, fish, attended New York Yankees and Mets games, hockey games and even the circus. What Pop enjoyed most of all was playing with his siblings and cousins who all lived very close by, they were inseparable. The Young-Williams-DuBarry are a very close family and they cherished their relationships and bond together. As a young man, Pop was full of life, happy, fun to be around, love to help people, and never selfish. When he moved to Seth Low Houses along with his family, he enjoyed helping young people at the Seth Low Community Center. Pop’s love of Basketball led him to play in a few basketball tournaments growing up in Brooklyn, New York. Pop’s fondness for the game of basketball led him to volunteer to coach the teens during basketball leagues at the Seth Low Community Center. After receiving his GED, Pop began working for the New York City Housing Authority from 1984-1998 as a Maintenance worker. Seeking better opportunities, he went on to work for Wexford Terrence Company as a maintenance worker. On Sunday, January 17, 2016, approximately 4:15pm, Jeffery lost his battle with colon cancer. God sent an angel of silence to his room at Menorah Center for Rehabilitation Nursing Care to receive his eternal rest. Jeffery’s cousin James Dubarry and daughter Tiffany Young did everything possible to make sure Jeffery was taken care of in his final days of life. Jeffery leaves to mourn: his children (3) daughters - Tiffany Young, Cayla Young, Amiyah Young, and a son Javonti Young; mother Loretta Wortham and father Melvin Young; sister Jacobi Young; brother Derek Young; brother in law Tommy Holliday; aunt Irene Williams and uncle James “Fly” Williams; nieces - Jacobi Duncan and Jada Young-Holliday, nephews Jaquan and Jalen Holliday; great-nephews Jamel Franklin Jr. and Jaden Holliday; and a host of cousins and friends.

Mr. Jeffrey Tyrone Young

December 9, 1964 - January 17, 2016