Don ’81 (left) & Dale ’83 (right)
Young’s Dry Cleaning is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business that has been open for 73 years and is now owned by Crusader alums and brothers Don ’81 and Dale ’83 Velez. Don is the father of former Crusader Andrew ’06, and Dale is the father of Noah ’18, a current 8th grader.
Years after husband and wife Louis and Margie Young opened Young’s Dry Cleaning in 1940 and had handed their son-in-law the keys to the business, Don and Dale Velez, began working for the family business at age 15. Ronnie retired after 40 years in business, and his sons became the new owners of Young’s Dry Cleaning.
Dale Velez says he and his brother still abide by their grandfather’s business philosophies. While they have no immediate plans to expand, the Velez brothers have found other ways to reach additional customers in New Orleans.
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