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3200 Wadsworth Blvd.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone: 303-234-0911 (Denver Metro)
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Eugene “Gene” Allison

Born:
March 8, 1930

Passed Away:
April 11, 2018 Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Eugene “Gene” Allison, loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully April 11, 2018, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, from Alzheimer’s disease.

Gene was born on March 8, 1930, in Natty Flats, Texas, in his Grandma Lawrence’s east room. He attended school in Texas and then served in the Army in the Korean Conflict. After his return from the service, he went to Tarleton State College and then received his engineering degree from Texas A&M, and his master’s in Public Administration from the University of Northern Colorado.

He worked as an engineer for the Bureau of Land Management and retired in 1988. Gene loved country music, western movies, cooking, and above all family. He helped to care for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a loving and devoted husband.

Gene was preceded in death by his mother, Josie Allison (Lawrence), his father, Joseph Earl Allison, his step-mother Desla “Babe” Allison (Camp), his sister Mildred and brother Frank, and his son Robert.

He is survived by his wife Shirley Allison (Young), his son Mark and daughter-in-law Lisa, his granddaughter Alexis and grandson-in-law Seth, and grandsons Eli and Andrew, great-grandchildren, Joey, Phoenix, River, and Bodhi, and his siblings, Gaylord, Fred, Jackie Sue, Jimmy, Jerry, and Sherry. Gene is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Gene will be interred at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver on April 20, 2018, at 9 a.m. The procession starts at 8:45 a.m. sharp at staging area A.

In lieu of flowers, any donations may be made in Gene’s name to the Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge or the charity of your choice.