В Омахе прощались с легендарным парикмахером Клайдом Дешазером, работавшим в своем салоне почти 50 лет

Omaha community remembers barber Clyde 'Youngblood' Deshazer Deshazer owned Youngblood's Barber Shop near 40th St. and Ames Ave. for nearly 50 years The north Omaha community has lost a man who many call an Omaha icon. Clyde Deshazer, known to all as Youngblood, operated Youngblood's Barbershop off 40th St. and Ames Ave. for nearly 50 years. "Everybody knew him. And everybody that knew him liked him," said longtime customer Marion Burse. To say Youngblood was a barber would only scratch the surface. "Mr. fix-it, a jack of all trades and a master of none, but he knew how to do a little of everything," said his wife, Vernetta Deshazer. She says his work ethic and can-do attitude started on the farm in Arkansas. "If he was doing something, he was happy," said Deshazer. After moving to Omaha, Youngblood started out as a janitor at the Omaha World-Herald, then worked his way up to mailroom supervisor. "He worked at the daytime at the barbershop, and the nighttime at the World-Herald," said Deshazer. That work ethic was passed on to their children. "We started working young in the salon, folded towels and sweeping hair, and that $7 a week, oh, my gosh, it was amazing," said his daughter Laversia Spencer. His daughter Yvette Goodwin still works in the salon today. She says Youngblood taught her another important skill: "No matter who you are, if you came in here and told him you weren't a haircut, he would treat you like he'd known you for years," said Goodwin. Spencer says sometimes, customers wouldn't even come for a cut. "They just come to talk and, you know, absorb the barbershop talk and the atmosphere here. And they go about their days," said Spencer. He would swap stories and share advice with customers, and of course, gave countless haircuts — some to customers of decades. "As a matter of fact, the day before he passed, he lined me up. So that was the last cut I got," said longtime customer and cosmetologist Jackie Sullivan. Youngblood's family will be hosting a public celebration of life. It will be taking place at Joy of Life COGIC at 6401 N. 56th St. on Sept. 10. The viewing will be at 9 a.m. and the service will be at 10:00 a.m. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |