the preservation of historic buildings in the city's downtown area. Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School opened just blocks from downtown Fort Lauderdale in August, 1994. She died in her daughter's home in El Dorado, Arkansas, on December 6, 1994, at the age of 77. References 1. Stein, E "Not forever young, commissioner decided against seeking an 8th term" South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 17 January 1985 2. Woolfe, T; Lynch, R "V.S. Young, Lauderdale pioneer, dies; 1st woman mayor paved way for female leaders South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 8 December 1994 3. Broward will miss mentor, leader South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 8 December 1994 4 Broward County Schools History 1917 births 1994 deaths Women mayors of places in Florida Mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida Democrats 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians