Berry’s memory will live on

My name is Lisa Young. I am one of D.J.’s sisters. I… Berry’s memory will live on

My name is Lisa Young. I am one of D.J.’s sisters. I was very moved by the articles that have been published about my brother. It is comforting to know how many people he touched and how many people loved him. I want to thank everyone who spoke and thought so highly of him. It is touching to know that people other than his family are attempting to keep his memory and dreams alive. I want to personally thank Candice Williams – a student at Pitt – and her mother Jeanne Williams for the beautiful tribute to my brother, in addition to wanting justice. I pray that justice will come because D.J. was a person who wanted to stop the violence in our communities, especially the urban communities that is one of the reasons why he choose sociology as his major. He believed that he would be among the ones to make a difference.

It is just a tragedy that his life was ended by what he tried so hard to prevent. D.J. was a bright young man with a promising future. At age 18, D.J. was baptized and accepted the Lord into his life. He was the youngest of four siblings: Richard, Lori and myself. He was also the uncle of 14 nieces and nephews, one of which attends the University and plays football for the Panthers, Tyre Young, No. 38. We will all miss D.J. and his beautiful smile, but I pray that he will live through all who came to know him in spirit and truth.

Again, thank you to The Pitt News writing staff for the wonderful article and all the people who desire to keep his memory alive.

Lisa Young Loving sister