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Leonard Bud Young, 92, a longtime resident of Central Oregon, passed away on Feb. 17, 2010.
Bud was born in Kent, Wash., on March 9, 1917, to Oscar and Iva Young. He spent his younger years in Washington, graduating from High School in Port Angeles. He and his dad moved to Creswell, Ore., and logged as Young & Son Logging for many years.
In Creswell, Bud met and married the love of his life, Elizabeth “Betty” Chesebro. They were married May 12, 1941.
A dedicated hunter and fisherman, his dream was to move to Central Oregon. This dream became a reality in 1956 with a move to Bend. The family called Bend home for the next 40 years.
Bud left logging to start a logging supply business, Young Equipment Co., which later became Mountain Equipment Co. He then opened Bend’s first Coast to Coast Hardware Store, and later returned to his passion, logging, from which he retired in 1979.
Bud and Betty moved to Prineville in 1996 to be near their daughter and his favorite fishing hole, Ochoco Reservoir.
His last years were spent at Cougar Springs Senior Community in Redmond, where he entertained this new “family” with his wonderful sense of humor and fishin’ stories.
Bud is survived by many close relatives and friends including his daughter, Barbara “Bobbi” Brooks and husband Clint of Powell Butte; sister, Emma May Goddard of Seattle, Wash.; special niece, Annette Henry of Prineville; grandsons, Mike West of Salem, Ore., Jody Brooks and wife Traci of Redmond; granddaughters, Tammy Schutze and husband Eric of Ojai, Calif., and Jennifer Brooks of Denver, Colo.; great-grandchildren, Joshua Hardwick, US Army Afghanistan, Nicole Brooks of Redmond, and Chad and Camille Schutze of Ojai, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Betty, his sister, Norma Young of Seattle, Wash., and his daughter Dorothy “Dottie” West Barker of Bend.
A celebration of his life will be held at the Brooks' home Saturday, March 13th, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Remembrances may be made to Prineville Memorial Hospital Hospice, 1201 NE Elm, Prineville, OR 97754, or Partners in Care, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct, Bend, OR 97701.
