Barry L. Young passed away in Santa Monica, California on August 8, 2017, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness.
Barry spent much of his youth in San Mateo. He attended Hillsdale High School and was looking forward to attending his 50th reunion. He later attended San Francisco State College, and received his B.A. and Master’s in Communications from Lone Mountain College. He began working in commercial production in 1980, first as a line producer and then as a director of national spots for clients including Ford, Toyota, First Interstate Bank, AT&T, Merck, Marriott Hotels, Anheuser-Busch, and Pepsi; and PSAs for UNICEF, Drug-Free America Foundation, and Points of Light Foundation, among others. He also directed the commercials in the feature film Crazy People. His awards included International Broadcasting Awards, Best Spot Promoting Environmental Awareness, U.N. Earth Summit, 1992; Cannes Lion Awards, Silver Lion for Commercial Film, Isuzu “Liar”, 1988; Belding Awards (swept applicable awards categories), also for Isuzu “Liar”.
In the late ‘90s, he sustained a serious injury that ended his directing career. While courageously battling severe chronic pain, he turned to other media, creating a substantial oeuvre of photography and digital artwork, a screenplay, and a recently completed spy novel.
His greatest joy was spending time with his family, particularly taking his sons on adventures in town or around the state. An avid backpacker, he helped lead his sons’ Boy Scout troop on expeditions until he could no longer do so. He continued to enjoy road trips throughout California and the Southwest, often going off the beaten track to take photographs that he transformed into works of digital art.
Barry was preceded in death by his father, Frank Young. Left with fond memories of his kindness, humor, vision, and devotion are his wife, Marilyn Tesauro Young; sons, Nicholas Tesauro Young of Los Angeles and Michael Tesauro Young of Seattle; mother, Elouise Young, and siblings, Michael Young and Robin (Bruce) Dosskey, all of Mountain View; extended family; and many friends.
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