{"id":40264,"date":"2017-02-21T10:11:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=40264"},"modified":"2017-02-21T10:11:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:11:54","slug":"smart-td-mourns-loss-gen-chairperson-william-butch-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/smart-td-mourns-loss-gen-chairperson-william-butch-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired Gen. Chairperson William &#8220;Butch&#8221; Young dies","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SMART TD member and former railroad conductor, William \u201cButch\u201d E. Young III died\u00a0at the age of 74 on Feb. 15, 2017, in Chino, Calif. Family was his main priority, and Butch was a loving husband, father and grandfather.<br \/>\nHe is survived by his wife Carol; son Mike, daughter-in-law Lisa and their boys Nathan and Garrett; son Danny and daughter-in-law Julie; and his sister Dianne Howard and brother-in-law Jim Howard.<br \/>\nYoung served his country in the Vietnam War as a tank commander and rose to the level of sergeant. After his military service, he spent the rest of his life devoted to helping others in both his personal life and in his professional life. Most knew Young as a dedicated union man who loved his job and the people that he worked with.<br \/>\nHe served as the UTU local chairperson for Local 113 in Winslow, Ariz., for 15 years and finished his career as the Coastlines general chairperson. He will be missed by his many friends and his family who held him so dearly, and he will be remembered always.<br \/>\nMemorial Services were private. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/obits.dignitymemorial.com\/dignity-memorial\/obituary.aspx?n=William-Young&amp;lc=4782&amp;pid=184162055&amp;mid=7296621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> to leave condolences for the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMART TD member and former railroad conductor, William \u201cButch\u201d E. Young III died\u00a0at the age of 74 on Feb. 15, 2017, in Chino, Calif. Family was his main priority, and Butch was a loving husband, father and grandfather. 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