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ALLEN -- Winton Eugene Allen passed away on July 26, 2004. He was born on December 17, 1913 in Duncan, OK, the son of William Ernest Allen and Yetta Jewell Blayde. His family moved to Colorado in 1921 and he grew up in Denver. He graduated from East Denver High School in 1931 and attended the University of Denver from 1931 to 1934. In 1938 he married Angelina Hernandez of Bernalillo, NM. During WWII he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific from 1942 until the end of the war. After his service, he worked for the Dept. of the Navy in administrative and management positions both in California and Washington D.C. until his retirement. He was a long-standing member of the Lions Club and Sigma Phi Epsilon. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brother, and two sisters. He is survived by his children, Judith Allen Simmons, Adrianne Allen Herring, Winton E. Allen Jr.; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. A Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fitzgerald & Son Funeral Directors. Services will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Fitzgerald & Son Funeral Directors, with Reverend Mark Stefanov officiating. Interment will follow at 1:00 p.m. in Santa Fe National Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of: Fitzgerald & Son Funeral Directors 3113 Carlisle Blvd. 884-1188
        Published on: Fri July 30, 2004