'His big smile.' Irving Younger, one of 11 victims in synagogue shooting, laid to rest

PITTSBURGH — The memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill continues to grow after 11 people were killed Saturday during a mass shooting.

Irving Younger was a greeter at the synagogue and had been attending for the past 10 years.

He was also a longtime realtor in Squirrel Hill who was very active in community functions.

“You learned about somebody who was kind, was caring and just had his first grandchild," said Rep. Dan Frankel, who remembers Younger as a kind, smart man who had no problem asking tough questions. “I was always invited by Irv to speak to a current events class of seniors at the JCC every other month. With 30 seniors he held court there.”

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