Steve Young, former four-term Mayor and current City Councilmember of Kennewick, WA, Vice-Chair of ECA, and long-time community leader passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019.
Steve was a dedicated local official and community advocate, serving in numerous positions thoughout his time in office, including Chair of the Hanford Communities, Executive Board member of TRIDEC, member of the U.S. Manhattan Project Park Advisory Committee, Chairman of the Planning Commission and an active volunteer.
ECA Executive Director Seth Kirshenberg said, “Steve has been a leader for ECA for over 15 years, bringing expertise and passion to the organization. Steve led several important task forces including contracting reform and environmental cleanup issues. We will miss Steve’s insights into the DOE contracting system and his great personality and leadership style on the ECA Board.”
“Steve taught us that by working together the Tri-Cites could accomplish more in building better communities than working separately; his leadership and vision will be missed,” stated Mayor Robert Thompson of Richland, WA.
Carl Adrian, President of the Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC), added, “Steve (Young) was a true leader in the Tri-City community. He was uniquely positioned as an elected official because of his understanding of the challenges associated with Hanford clean-up. However, Steve’s leadership on community issues went far beyond those associated with Hanford. Steve will be dearly missed by all of us at
TRIDEC.”
