Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ballback, Florence Maria Young October 7, 2020
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Virginian-Pilot October 21, 2020
Virginia Beach - Florence Maria Young, 78, passed away on Oct 7, 2020, in 
Virginia Beach due to a brain hemorrhage. She was born on Feb 13, 1942, in 
Norfolk, VA to the late Marjorie J. Stump Young and Fredrick J. Young, a Naval 
Officer, and she lived in many locations before settling in Virginia. Florence 
graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School in 1960. She received a BS from Mary 
Washington College and an MBA from Georgia State University. She began working 
at the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. in July 1972, and during her 
26-year tenure became the first female Officer of the Board of Governors. She 
retired in 1998 from the Federal Reserve Board as Advisor to the Board of 
Governors. Upon her May 1998 marriage to Leonard "Butch" Ballback, she returned 
to the Tidewater where she became active in the Birdneck Point Garden Club; the 
Hermitage Museum & Gardens Auxiliary; the Norfolk Society of Arts and the 
Virginia Symphony Orchestra League. Florence enjoyed traveling and went many 
places for business and pleasure, which included visiting reindeer herds in the 
Arctic Circle and a watering hole at Tree Top, Africa. She enjoyed everything 
from the lushness of Bali to the antique cars of Cuba and many places in 
between. Florence delighted in her family and friends. She loved Alexandria, VA; 
particularly the two homes in Old Town that she restored to perfection. She also 
enjoyed the Atlantic Ocean. Walking on the beach was always a special time. Her 
hobbies included fashion, designing, sewing, gourmet cooking, sailing and 
reading. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her niece, Michelle 
Rivers (Robert Rivers III) and their children, Elizabeth, Kathleen, and Bobby of 
Atlanta, Georgia; cousin, Patricia Young (Thomas Welsh) and their children, 
Eric, and Ryan of Boston, Massachusetts; Leonard's daughter, Sarah and her 
children, Megan, Lisa, Chase and Rydin of Booneville, Arkansas. Her brother, J. 
Michael Young pre-deceased her. A private memorial service is planned at a later 
date.

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