YOUNG, Sharon Young -
5-Aug-1976 - June 7-2024
It is with profound sadness that Sharon, age 47, passed away unexpectedly at home on June 7, 2024.
Sharon was born in Don Mills, Ontario and spent 15 happy years living in Greenbelt Village.
With a white picket fence and freedom to play outdoors unsupervised it was like a giant playpen for the children, many remaining close friends to this day.
In 1991 the family moved to Pickering where she attended Pine Ridge Secondary School. meeting many new friends and experiencing new adventures Her first job was at Grand & Toy in Don Mills where she became a Sales Rep, later moving to Edmonton in a similar position.
Within a few years Sharon returned home and enrolled in an accounting course at Centennial College which led to a future career as a Financial Advisor in the banking industry.
A fanatical sport enthusiast, Sharons favourite teams were the Pittsburgh Steelers and Toronto Maple Leafs. Her greatest wish was for the Leafs to win the Stanley Cup in her lifetime. She was also a lover of animals, brave enough at the age of 8, and the only child in her grade, to hold a giant python.
Sharon was also a passionate dog lover. While in Edmonton she adopted her first dog Harley, an Akita/cross, who grew from a pup to 150 lbs, They spent 11 happy years together. In 2017, along came Nessie, a tiny Chihuahua mix, rescued and adopted after the Hurricane Harvey Texas flood.
Sharon is survived by her parents Robert and Jeanette.
She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by her aunts, uncles, cousins in Canada, Scotland and New Zealand, as well as the many friends who loved her dearly.
A Celebration of Life will be held on 19-Jun-2024, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. with eulogies at 2:00p.m. at McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 20 Church St N. Ajax, ON L1T 2W5.
