Steve Young
Born
Kermit Steven Young

(1953-01-06)January 6, 1953
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 2003(2003-01-09) (aged 50)
Ohio, U.S.
Police career
DepartmentMarion, Ohio

Steve Young (January 6, 1953 – January 9, 2003) was national president of the Fraternal Order of Police in 2001.[1]

Early life

Born Kermit Steven Young on January 26, 1953, in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He was a Lieutenant with the Marion Police Department in Marion, Ohio.

Career

Young started both his FOP and police careers in 1976 with the Marion Police Department. He served as the state FOP president from 1988 to 1999 and was elected national president in 2001, when he received unanimous support after he ran unopposed.

Young also served on state and national committees, including President George W. Bush's Homeland Security Committee to which he was appointed in 2002.

He was inducted into the Department of Labor Hall of Honor in 2003.[2]

Death

Young died of cancer on January 9, 2003, at the age of 50.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Department of Labor - Labor Hall of Fame - Steve Young". 17 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Hall of Honor Inductee: Steve Young". 9 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "2003 FOP Co-Member of the Year - Steve Young". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-01-10.


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