Royce Young's Life & Adventures
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Royce Young's Life & Adventures |
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Royce Clifton Young was born on March 8, 1942 in Kanab, Utah, to Charlotte Heaton and Clifton Val Young. Royce married Sylvia LaRae Cummings on September 11, 1964 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Royce was a 1960 graduate of Kanab High School, and held a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Secondary Education, specializing in PE and Recreation. He attended graduate school at Brigham Young University(BYU), and later received his Elementary Education degree from Southern Utah State College in Cedar City, and his Community School Director Certification in Detroit, Michigan. Scouting was an important part of Royce’s life. He was a paraprofessional Scouter for 17 years, and served as Scoutmaster numerous times. He had a desire for all Scouts to learn to enjoy the outdoors, and helped many young men achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. He wrote many articles for the local paper, Southern Utah News(SUN), describing his outings in feature stories under the banner Adventures in Scouting. He received the Silver Beaver, and completed the Wood Badge. As a young man, Royce was called to serve a mission in Edinburgh, Scotland for the LDS Church. He was always an active member, and served as Bishop of the Kanab First Ward for several years. He also served in other Bishoprics, in the High Council, and as Stake and Ward Young Men’s President. Above all, Royce was a loving father and husband and a great teacher to his ten children. He was a kind and patient man who taught by example and spent time helping each child learn. He is greatly missed and fondly remembered by his family, friends, scouts of the area, and avid hikers of all ages.
Royce died January 29, 2000 in Alton, Utah.
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