Gary was born July 11, 1948 and passed away at the age of 68 on May 12, 2018. For the most part of his life, Gary suffered from paralysis as a result from a logging accident when he was hit on the head by a falling tree at the age of twenty-four. Gary suffered from Parkinson's. He experienced limitations that likely caused a series of mini-strokes. Anyone who knew Gary saw him as a vital man and would not have guessed that he had a number of limitations as a result of the accident. Gary was buried at his home in Tabiona, Utah.
What Gary Young accomplished at Young Living in thirty-five years was more than what most companies build in one hundred years. He built a global business which included farms and distilleries. He was a modern pioneer in the field of Aromatherapy. He was a farmer, an inventor and an explorer. He travelled the earth to unlock the secrets of plants, seeking out the benefits of plants to uplift and help all of the members in the Young Living Family. He started the first farm in 1992 at St Mary's Idaho where he first planted lavender that he brought home in his cowboy boots from France. Today, Young Living has over six million members from around the world.
In addition to operating a national and international business, he also built a philanthropy division which included staff members, and Young Living members to help people in need. He build schools in Chongón, Ecuador and in Nepal, India. Gary participated in snowmobiling, dog sledding, flying, and jousting competitions at the Mona, Utah Farm. He also built an arena at Mona to hold competitions for the Young Living Percheron Horses and other contests with various breeds of horses.
When Gary learned new things, he was so excited to share the information with the Young Living members. He did not hold back. He was excited to learn together. He had charisma and many rare talents that we as members benefit from to this day.
Gary left behind the Seed to Seal standards that have kept Young Living in the limelight around the world. He established the world's largest aroma library, and science information. He left behind inventions that made our distillers more efficient. He trained people to steward the soil and how to steward the Young Living Farms. He thought of himself as a farmer. He worked very hard as he knew the gift that God gave him to extend his life could run out anytime and he wanted to complete his mission the best that he could.
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