Spring Break
Family and friends remember beloved
By: Kenny Ryan
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: News
Jerusha Young, a devout Christadelphian who graduated from the Texas Academy of Math and Science before attending Texas A&M, died Aug. 4.
"She was proud of her very unique name," said Alexandra Fife, a friend of Young from the University of Houston. "But she was most commonly known to her friends as J-Ru."
"She was pretty much known by her laugh," Fife said. "Her laugh can only be described as a mixture of out-of-control joy and hysterical glee."
Young is survived by her older sister Hannah, her younger sister Bethany, and her parents, Susan and Richard.
"She was a devout Christadelphian her whole life," Susan said. "[She believed that] God will resurrect all the dead who were faithful to Him and they will live forever with perfect health and happiness in a beautiful kingdom here on Earth. So she probably took comfort in the fact that she would see her family and friends again, even after death."
"She got baptized as a Christadelphian a few months before her death," Fife said. "She had made a serious commitment to God."
Jerusha was an accomplished student who had achieved a number of academic achievements.
Friends of Jerusha said she was full of talent.
"For as long as I knew her, she never could make up her mind on what career to choose - this was because she was good at everything," Fife said. "When we first met [in ninth grade], she wanted to be a vet, then she changed her mind and wanted to become a missionary-humanitarian to help the people in Africa. And when she was about 19, she was struggling whether to become a pilot or a psychiatrist."
Jerusha was also known for how she cared about people around her.
"Jerusha was always putting other people before herself," Fife said. "For example, one time I went with her to go find her a summer job - she was going to every pet hospital she could find and giving them her résumé. Anyway, by the end of the day, she felt bad that I didn't have a summer job either, so she literally dragged me to an art studio and I got a job there - she was so excited for me."
Susan said, "We all miss her very much and are anxiously awaiting the resurrection so that we can be with her again."
"She was proud of her very unique name," said Alexandra Fife, a friend of Young from the University of Houston. "But she was most commonly known to her friends as J-Ru."
"She was pretty much known by her laugh," Fife said. "Her laugh can only be described as a mixture of out-of-control joy and hysterical glee."
Young is survived by her older sister Hannah, her younger sister Bethany, and her parents, Susan and Richard.
"She was a devout Christadelphian her whole life," Susan said. "[She believed that] God will resurrect all the dead who were faithful to Him and they will live forever with perfect health and happiness in a beautiful kingdom here on Earth. So she probably took comfort in the fact that she would see her family and friends again, even after death."
"She got baptized as a Christadelphian a few months before her death," Fife said. "She had made a serious commitment to God."
Jerusha was an accomplished student who had achieved a number of academic achievements.
Friends of Jerusha said she was full of talent.
"For as long as I knew her, she never could make up her mind on what career to choose - this was because she was good at everything," Fife said. "When we first met [in ninth grade], she wanted to be a vet, then she changed her mind and wanted to become a missionary-humanitarian to help the people in Africa. And when she was about 19, she was struggling whether to become a pilot or a psychiatrist."
Jerusha was also known for how she cared about people around her.
"Jerusha was always putting other people before herself," Fife said. "For example, one time I went with her to go find her a summer job - she was going to every pet hospital she could find and giving them her résumé. Anyway, by the end of the day, she felt bad that I didn't have a summer job either, so she literally dragged me to an art studio and I got a job there - she was so excited for me."
Susan said, "We all miss her very much and are anxiously awaiting the resurrection so that we can be with her again."
Be sure to include your name, major, and class year. Submissions without this information are subject to deletion.
By submitting a comment, you agree to thebatt.com's Terms of Use.
You may also send a Mail Call to The Battalion at mailcall@thebatt.com