Gordon Youngquist (1936-2019)

YOUNGQUIST, RILEY, SCHEDIN

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/4/2019 at 21:30:50

From Mesabi Daily News, Virginia, Minnesota.

Gordon Youngquist, 82, passed away peacefully after a long illness on April 13, 2019. Born on Friday, November 13, 1936 on Minnesota’s Iron Range, Gordon was a son of the late Elof and Hilma Youngquist and the (ex) husband of the late Sharon Youngquist.

He is survived by his three daughters: Lynn Youngquist, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chris Riley, her husband Glenn and two grandchildren, Ashley and Andrew, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, and Lisa Schedin, her husband David and two grandchildren, Annika and Alexa, of Edina, Minnesota.

We’ll all remember Gordon’s bright blue eyes, his love of music, the outdoors and travel, and his energy and athleticism.

Gordon had a lifelong career in chemical engineering education and research at Iowa State and Clarkson Universities. He won several awards for his work, including Iowa State’s Outstanding Professor Award in 1988 and the Distinguished Teaching Award at Clarkson University in 1978.

Private remembrances will be held this summer. Memorials may be sent to Northcrest’s Heartwood House in Ames, Iowa.