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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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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