In Memoriam: Karen Young

It is with great sadness that we report on the death of the NCEO's cofounder, Karen Young. Karen and Corey Rosen started the NCEO in 1981. They had worked together on the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee before starting the NCEO. Karen took no salary for the first 18 months to help the organization get started and, until she left the NCEO in 1992, served as its managing director. For many years, she organized our conferences, wrote for the newsletter, ran the business side of the organization, helped develop new ideas and services, and did anything else that needed to be done. She was deeply dedicated to the organization and its mission. We would not be here today were it not for the work she did.

In 1993, Karen moved home to Louisiana, where she worked in social services. She is survived by her daughter Nikki.

Karen's family has asked that if you wish to make a donation in her name, please make it to either to: National Jewish Health, with a gift in honor of Karen Young restricted for M.A.C. (mycobacterium avium complex) and bronchiectasis research (1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206, attention memorial department, or online at www.nationaljewish.org) or to Tirzah International, a global women's organization focusing on helping women and girls out of poverty through microloans and training (142 Ledge Stone Place, The Woodlands, TX, 77382, or online at www.tirzah.org).