Obituary of Lucille Massey Waring Young

September 15, 2022

Lucille Massey Waring Young

February 11th 1939 – September 15th 2022

Daughter, friend, wife, mother,

So many ways to be a person, yet Lucy was consistently courageous, adventurous, creative and sensitive.

Lucy Waring was born in Panama as the first daughter of Lucille and Admiral Forsyth Massey. She had the ocean in her veins. She lived in coastal cities across the US, in Naples, Italy, and on islands throughout Asia: Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia. The British Isles were a large part of her life, and she ended it, in Manhattan, the great coastal city of the Eastern United States.

Lucy had four children: Amy, Sara, Liba and Claudia, with her first husband, March Chase Waring. He passed away at age 49 but they lived an extraordinary life together in London, New York and eighteen years in Asia.

Lucy’s greatest passion besides her family and friends was her art. She was always pushing her boundaries into new unexplored territory and returning with beauty and originality. She showed in various galleries around the world and took orders from collectors for portraits.

After the death of her beloved first husband, Lucy married Hugo Young, an award-winning and acclaimed journalist and writer. They lived together for twenty years in London. This second half of her adult life might have been on only one island, but it was just as exciting and interesting and influenced her work and ideas. During this time, she exhibited her artwork at Notting Hill Gallery and held a solo at the Barbican Center in London.

After her second husband’s death, Lucy returned to Manhattan to be close to family and good friends. She passed away peacefully in her home at sunrise on Thursday, September 15^th 2022. Along with her four children, Lucy leaves behind ten grandchildren, all of whom she adored.

Lucy has requested that half of her ashes be reunited with her first husband, Chase, in the Atlantic Ocean. The other half will be scattered in the Thames River to reunite with her second husband, Hugo Young.

Details for a spring 2023 memorial service will be shared at a later date.