Dr. Young H. Hyun

Dr. Young Ho Hyun passed away on February 22, 2025 at his home in Glen Cove, New York. He was a dedicated pediatrician serving the community in Bushwick, Brooklyn in and around Knickerbocker Avenue for more than 50 years. 

He was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea in 1941, lived through the Korean War, graduated at the top of his class at Seoul National University, and then immigrated to the United States in 1965 to complete medical training as a doctor, where he served at hospitals in Milwaukee and Niagara Falls. After opening his own medical practice in Brooklyn, he practiced as a pediatrician until the end of his life at the age of 84.

When he wasn’t practicing medicine, he was a dedicated husband and father. He loved talking about history and had an encyclopedic knowledge of the most obscure bits. Cigars, red wine, and good food brought him happiness to the end. 

He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer, son-in-law, Michael, and his son, Joseph,. He was wonderfully funny, without trying to be so. He rarely if ever judged. And his laugh was disarming, always.

He will rest next to his wife Lucy (Lee So Hee) at Locust Valley Cemetery and will be greatly missed by those who remain, for all of the above reasons.