Pat Allen

Pat Allen was born to George and Ellen Allen, one of seven children, five girls and two boys. He was born in Shidler, OK. He served his country in the Navy during World War II. He was stationed in Honolulu, HI and received an honorable discharge. He married Doris Helen Cranoron February 15, 1950 in Kermit,Texas. They moved to Jal, NM where Helen gave birth to their two daughters. They raised their family in Jal where he worked for El Paso Natural Gas Company for 35 years. After retirement, Pat and Helen moved to Nowata, OK then later moved to Bryan, TX to be near some of their grandchildren. Toward the end of his life, Pat lived in his daughter’s home in College Station, TX. Pat was always outgoing and friendly. He never met a stranger. It was difficult going with him to someplace like the grocery store if you were in a hurry, because he always wanted to stop and spend time getting to know someone he had never before met. Pat enjoyed being friendly to children, picking at them to try to get them to laugh. He was regarded by people who knew him as someone who was trustworthy and dependable. When there was an emergency or crisis situation, it wasn’t unusual to hear it said, “Someone go get Pat Allen.” Pat had a deep abiding love for his family. He loved his wife and daughters as well as his brother and sisters, and he thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them. He and Helen opened their home to relatives in times when they were in need, helping to raise his younger brother and a nephew. They also moved Pat’s father adjacent to their home in Jal during his later years to serve as his caregiver. He enjoyed Jal High School sporting events. Pat accompanied his daughters who were cheerleaders to countless out of town games in various sports. He liked to go hunting and fishing. While he enjoyed eating the elk, deer, quail, dove and fish from his hunting and fishing trips, what he really liked best was the comradery and experiences he got from going hunting and fishing with his family and friends. In his later years, Pat never tired of telling stories about the hunting and fishing trips. Pat Allen is preceded in death by his wife Helen Allen, parents George and Ellen Allen, brother Orville Allen, sisters Maxine Ascher, Donna Hagen, Nadine Rowley and Betty Bryant. He is survived by his daughters Glena Tharp and husband Milton of Odessa, TX and Karen Pearce and husband Philip of College Station, TX, five grandchildren and five great grand children and a sister Wanda Loveless of Bloomfield, IN. There will be a private memorial service held at a later date.

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Pat Allen

November 26, 1925 - December 11, 2014