June A. Young

at her bedside on May 20, 2017 at the age of 91. She was predeceased by her husband

Brigadier General James J Young (ret.), former Dean of the UT Medical School at San Antonio.

Born in Sedro-Woolley, Washington to Edith and Ernest Hillstead, she was the oldest of three

children, predeceased by sister Helen and brother Charles. June graduated from Hoquiam High

School in Washington State in 1943 followed by nursing school in Olympia, Washington. She

then served in the Army Nurse Corps until 1949 as a Lieutenant assigned to Brooke Army

Hospital , Fort Sam Houston and later as a flight nurse in the Army Air Corps at Randolph AFB,

Texas. While at Fort Sam she met the love of her life, Lt. Jim Young, her future husband of 62 years.

As an Army wife she enjoyed 36 years of Jim’s military assignments in the U.S., as well as

Germany and Taiwan. June embodied the grace and strength notable of military wives enduring

the challenges of raising children while Jim served several overseas tours of duty. She was

active in the Army Wives Club and later resumed nursing with The American Red Cross.

Subsequent to Jim’s retirement from the Army they returned home to San Antonio.

Often described as an “energizer bunny”, June enjoyed participating in the pursuits of her children and grandchildren.

She and husband Jim enjoyed many worldwide trips with friends, including a return to her father’s home village in

Norway reuniting with relatives. She remained active with friends and enjoyed walking, aqua exercising and participating

in a book club into her final months. June and Jim cherished their numerous lifelong friendships.

June is survived by her sons, Mike, Steve, Patrick and daughter, Mary

(Young) Sippell; daughters-in-law, Cathy and Barbara; son-in-law, John Sippell; grandchildren,

Becky, Kristen, Nicole and Margeaux; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Kendra and Natalie June;

grandsons-in-law, Justin Bellows and Steve Semore.

Services will be held at Sunset Memorial Chapel, visitation 9am, Memorial Services 10am and

Interment at 11am at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery on Saturday, May 27, 2017.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society or your favorite charity.