Bishop Young, dead at 77, saw gap in mental health care and built a network
Pastor Diane Young and husband Bishop Dr. William Young sit in the The Healing Center Baptist Church sanctuary on on July 27, 2021. William Young died of congestive heart failure. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“There were so many of my friends that didn’t have their fathers in their lives, at least not in the way they wanted them to be. He filled that role for so many people,” said Paul Young, president and CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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