{"id":2737,"date":"2019-06-20T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/obituaries\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:23:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:23:41","slug":"robert-j-youngs-jr-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/obituaries\/2019\/06\/20\/robert-j-youngs-jr-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert J. Youngs, Jr. ’89"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRobert J. Youngs, Jr. \u2014 father, son, brother, friend, athlete, power-lifter, and 3 gunner, passed at his home in Boynton Beach, FL on June 5, 2019. Growing up Bob was very competitive and an amazing athlete, excelling at hockey, baseball, and football. Bob graduated from Williston Northampton School in 1989 and went on to attend Marietta College in Ohio where he discovered Westside Barbell and powerlifting. He was a record setter having lifted 700 deadlift, 810 squat, and 525 bench. Eventually, he moved to Florida and created Southside Barbell. When wear and tear got the best of his body and he was no longer able to lift, Bob discovered competitive gun shooting. He was a top 3 Gunner and was a constant source of support. Bob touched many lives within the 3-gun matches, he was everybody\u2019s favorite range officer. Bob\u2019s greatest accomplishment, pride and joy was his son, Christopher. Bob is survived by his amazing son, Christopher Youngs; his father, Robert J. Youngs, Sr.; his dear friend, Sarah Moss; his younger sister and her husband, Cindi and Tom McGrath; his nieces, Lilla and Samantha McGrath; many aunts, uncles,\u00a0and cousins; and countless friends. He was predeceased by all of his grandparents; his mother, Donna Youngs; his uncle, Louis Vozzolo; and niece, Elisabeth Bean McGrath. A Celebration of Life will be held at World Famous Egg Rolls at 1701 Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL on Sunday, July 7, 2019 from 4 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/donate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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