Richard Young, 92, International Lawyer

VAN HORNESVILLE, NY - Richard Young, an international lawyer who did pioneering legal work for the Arabian-American Oil Company (ARAMCO) in its development of the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, died November 18 at his home here. He was 92.

His death was confirmed by Marion Roach Smith, a family friend.

Van Hornesville Community Corporation OfficeIn 1938, Owen D. Young founded the Van Hornesville Community Corporation as a non-profit corporation to promote the "well-being and well-doing" of the people of Van Hornesville and their nearby neighbors. Young had been born here in 1874 and throughout a distinguished career in law, business, diplomacy and, yes, agriculture, had always maintained his home in Van Hornesville. This is where he voted, and it was to this community that he gave the school which was named for him after his death.

The Van Hornesville Community Corporation is a not-for-profit educational, cultural and charitable organization; it is tax-exempt and qualified to receive tax-deductible gifts and contributions, as well as matching gifts. Annual membership dues, $25 for an individual and $35 for a couple, are tax deductible.

Owen D. Young was born on October 27, 1874, on a hill farm outside Van Hornesville, in the southeastern corner of Herkimer County, New York. His parents, Jacob Smith Young and Ida Brandow Young, came from Palatine and Dutch families long settled in the vicinity. As a boy he learned the demanding routine of a dairy farmer's life, a disciplinary routine he never forgot. Book learning began in the one-room schoolhouse in the village, followed by high school years at East Springfield Academy.