Erik C. Young
October 22, 1971 - March 13, 2025
Erik C. Young Obituary
Erik C. Young, age 53, of Kankakee passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee. He was born October 22, 1971 in Kankakee, the son of Ovid & Laura (Rees) Young. Erik married Heather Bates on May 23, 1998 in Plano, TX.
Erik most recently worked as a Quality Technician for Federal Signal.
Erik Young was a faithful husband, a diligent father, a beloved brother, and a gracious friend. A gifted scholar, teacher, writer, and storyteller, he was a pastor, mentor, and chaplain who was a champion of labor, an advocate of the poor, a patient instructor, and a loving minister to the sick and suffering. Erik was a tireless voice against injustice and those who would make of Christianity a tool of power, oppression, or intolerance. He was a steadfast follower of Christ the Suffering Servant, an Orthodox Christian who lived and who taught through his life compassion, service, humility, generosity, and the spirit of patient seeking. He imitated the self-emptying love of Christ.
Erik was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Kankakee.
Surviving are his wife of nearly 27 years, Heather Young of Kankakee; two sons, Quincy and Milo, both of Kankakee; one daughter, Adelaide of Kankakee; and one brother, Kirk of Dallas. Erik is preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 21, 2025 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Kankakee. Interment will follow at Mound Grove Gardens in Kankakee.
Memorials may be made to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.
Please sign his guestbook at www.clancygernon.com.
Erik C. Young, age 53, of Kankakee passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee. He was born October 22, 1971 in Kankakee, the son of Ovid & Laura (Rees) Young. Erik married Heather Bates on May 23, 1998 in Plano, TX.
Erik most recently worked as a Quality Technician for Federal Signal.
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Published on March 19, 2025
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