Many Alaska politicians attended the memorial. “Don was one who could not only count the years in his life, but he could count the life in his years. He lived a great life, it was full. He lived those 88 years to the fullest,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said.
The memorial service was at Anchorage Baptist Temple on Northern Lights Boulevard and was open to the public. In attendance were many of Alaska’s highest ranking politicians including former Gov. Sarah Palin, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson as well as Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan.Young’s family requested that instead of flowers, donations be directed to the Don Young Institute for Alaska and the Lu Young Children’s Fund for Alaska Native Children.
“I learned very early on you never ever underestimate Don Young, for Don never forgot where he came from,” Murkowski said. “Don Young was a man of the people and he built relationships that endured because they were honest, they were true, and he was loyal.”Sen. Dan Sullivan beamed with pride about how Rep. Young pushed an amendment through Congress during his first term that helped begin the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Young’s daughter, Dawn, told the story of being an 11-year-old child who picked a fight with her mother and yelled at her that she wanted her daddy. She says Young flew home from Alaska to Virginia that same night. Alaska Sen. Josh Revak and former Sen. John Coghill — both of whom joined Palin on Friday in filing for the special primary election to finish Young’s term — all attended the memorial service.
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