I got a number of requests for the obituary from people who
were not able to access the C&EN. Here it is:
Jay A. Young, 91, a chemical
safety expert and consultant, died on Oct. 13 at home in Silver Spring, Md.
Young earned a B.S. in chemistry from Indiana University in 1939 and an A.M. in
physical chemistry from Oberlin College, in Ohio, in 1940.
He then joined the Asbestos
Manufacturing Co. and served as its chief chemist for two years, before joining
the Navy and working as an ordnance engineer with the U.S. War Department in
Washington, D.C., and on Bikini Atoll. After World War II, he served for many
years in the Navy Reserve, retiring at the rank of commander. Young earned a
Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Notre Dame in 1950. He
joined the chemistry faculty at King's College, in
Wilkes·Barre, Pa., and served as
department chair, leaving in 1969 to become a visiting professor at Carleton
University, in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1975, he was named the Hudson professor of
Chemistry at Auburn University, in Alabama, where he remained for five years.
He then spent two years as a visiting professor at Florida State University, in
Tallahassee.
Young moved to Silver Spring in
1977 to become a manager of technical publications for the Chemical
Manufacturers Association (CMA). He began his consulting career in chemical
health and safety in 1980. Young was an emeritus member of ACS, joining in
1946. He was active in the ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety (CHAS)
and was a consultant to the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety for 17 years. He
received CMA's Award for Excellence in the teaching of Chemistry and two awards
from CHAS: the Tillmanns-Skolnick Award and the Chemical Health & Safety
Award. Young was named an ACS Fellow in 2009.
He wrote many journal articles
and books on chemical safety. He served in leadership roles of the Boy Scouts
of America and enjoyed gardening, metalworking, and woodworking.
Young is survived by his wife,
Mary Ann; nine sons; eight daughters; 47 grandchildren; and 27
great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, He was predeceased
by his first wife, Anne; a son; and a daughter.-SJA
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