Early life
Lisa Marie Young was the eldest child and only daughter of Don Young and Marlene "Joanne" Young, née Martin.[1] She has two younger brothers, Brian and Robin.[2] Growing up in Nanaimo, she attended Brechin Elementary and Woodlands Secondary School.[3][4] Young's maternal grandfather (Martin's father, Moses Martin) is Tribal Chief of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Joanne and both of her parents (Moses and Cecilia) attended Kakawis Residential School on nearby Meares Island.[1]
Nanaimo Daily News: Fri Sep 3, 1993 (Kathy Santini)
Students and staff get new school for new year
Young was close with her family. Martin described her as an independent woman who was a hard worker with a hard head, and had "inner strength that was totally awesome."[5] Dallas Hulley, an acquaintance of Young and the last person to hear from her, described Young as "outgoing, confident, bubbly," and said "She was somebody you noticed right away, at a party or a gathering, or whatever it was. She just had a light about her." Young was a vegetarian and a fitness enthusiast and enjoyed rollerblading at the waterfront.[6]
She and a roommate lived next door to her parents in a Barons Road apartment building,[7] but at the time of Young's disappearance, her father was helping her move into her own apartment in northern Nanaimo,[8] something she was excited about.[9] Young was also preparing to start a job at a call centre within two days of her disappearance,[8] and considering pursuing higher education, with the hopes of becoming a television sports broadcaster.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Allison Crowe, NWAC (May 1, 2015),
Story Telling - Lisa Marie Young (PDF)
(source) - ↑ Denise Titian, Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 22, 2017),
Young/Martin family mourns the loss of Joanne Young
(source) - ↑ Kathy Santini, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 3, 1993),
Students and staff get new school for new year
(source) - ↑ Dana Tye, Nanaimo Times (Sep 7, 1993),
Back to books at new look Brechin
(source) - ↑ Verity Stevenson, Toronto Star (Aug 6, 2016),
Inquiry brings back memories of Nanaimo woman missing since 2002
(source) - ↑ Paul Walton, Nanaimo Daily News (Sep 14, 2002),
Family of missing woman holding vigil
(source) - ↑ Jason Proctor, Vancouver Province (Sep 2, 2002),
Where is Lisa-Marie?
(source) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Shayne Morrow, Ha-Shilth-Sa (Oct 7, 2013),
Missing women remembered and honoured at Sisters in Spirit vigil
(source) - ↑ Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa (June 24, 2019),
Legacy of Lisa Marie Young to hang in Tofino
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