| Betty Allen |
BETTY ALLEN (Age 80)
Peacefully passed away Monday morning, April 18, 2011 after a brief
illness. Betty was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, PA, before relocating to
Washington, DC where she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High
School. She earned a BS from Sargent College at Boston University and her
master's degree from George Washington University.
After graduation, her adventurous spirit led her to Europe where she
taught school in Germany before returning to the Unites States to teach in
the Montgomery County schools. She married Richard Allen in 1963.
Betty had a zeal for life, a strong sense of adventure and generous
warmth that exuded to those she met. She was an avid tennis player, golfer
and field hockey player. She was a lifelong Lutheran whose faith continued
to build and grow stronger with each passing year.
Her husband Richard precedes Betty in death. Her daughter Amy, and
her husband John, of Mt. Airy, MD and her son Bruce, and his wife Cheryl,
of Chapel Hill, NC, survive her. She is survived by two nephews, Mark
Allen and Craig Allen. She is also survived by her cousin Brenda Redmond
of Brockton, MA and her husband Jim. Betty and Brenda were like sisters
and spent countless summers together in Massachusetts. Betty adored her
four grand children, Zachary (16), Kelly (10), Robert (7) and Tessa (3) and
always looked forward to their visits.
The family will host a viewing at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Bethesda on Wednesday, April 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral is scheduled
for Thursday, April 21, also at Emmanuel at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that donations to be made to Lutheran Social Services of the
National Capital area, 4406 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20011.
Betty will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Published in The Washington Post on April 20, 2011
Peacefully passed away Monday morning, April 18, 2011 after a brief
illness. Betty was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, PA, before relocating to
Washington, DC where she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High
School. She earned a BS from Sargent College at Boston University and her
master's degree from George Washington University.
After graduation, her adventurous spirit led her to Europe where she
taught school in Germany before returning to the Unites States to teach in
the Montgomery County schools. She married Richard Allen in 1963.
Betty had a zeal for life, a strong sense of adventure and generous
warmth that exuded to those she met. She was an avid tennis player, golfer
and field hockey player. She was a lifelong Lutheran whose faith continued
to build and grow stronger with each passing year.
Her husband Richard precedes Betty in death. Her daughter Amy, and
her husband John, of Mt. Airy, MD and her son Bruce, and his wife Cheryl,
of Chapel Hill, NC, survive her. She is survived by two nephews, Mark
Allen and Craig Allen. She is also survived by her cousin Brenda Redmond
of Brockton, MA and her husband Jim. Betty and Brenda were like sisters
and spent countless summers together in Massachusetts. Betty adored her
four grand children, Zachary (16), Kelly (10), Robert (7) and Tessa (3) and
always looked forward to their visits.
The family will host a viewing at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Bethesda on Wednesday, April 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral is scheduled
for Thursday, April 21, also at Emmanuel at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that donations to be made to Lutheran Social Services of the
National Capital area, 4406 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20011.
Betty will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Published in The Washington Post on April 20, 2011