ALLEN HARRY SCHOEN of Kissimmee, Florida, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep March 8, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Lauria Schoen and leaves behind three children, Theresa Boustead, James Schoen, and Karen Simpson (Todd), four grandchildren, Laura Boustead, Christopher Boustead, Alexander Simpson and Finn Patrick Simpson, extended family Therese Kerman (Bryan), Michelle Fasshauer (Kirk), Denise Greene (Kenneth), David Trahan (Catherine), their children, Bryan Kerman, Jr., Norman Kerman, Samantha Fasshauer, Tyler Trahan, Joshua Trahan, Andrew Trahan, and Timothy Trahan.
Allen was born to Harry and Dorothy Schoen of Yonkers, New York on March 10, 1936 and was the apple of their eye. He possessed a brilliant mind, inquisitive spirit, and industrious effort and sailed through MIT, landing a job at McDonnell Douglas in California, his first position of many in the aeronautical engineering field. Allen married Patricia O’Madigan on June 1, 1958 and together they raised three children while his career advanced.
He was proud to be known as the designer of the V-22 Osprey V/STOL helicopter at Boeing Vertol Company where he worked for 32 years and from which he retired in 1998. He was invited by the Soviet Union to develop a civilian airline industry for them after the cold war ended; he further had the privilege to be there at the fall of the Berlin Wall. He received the Paul E. Hauter award from the American Helicopter Society in recognition of his significant contributions to the advancement of vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft.
Since their marriage on February 14, 2001, Allen and Lauria travelled extensively, always returning to their homes Allen built in Kissimmee, FL and Brewster, MA. Allen was an industrious man who always had a project underway. He was a talented landscaper, furniture maker, and bird carver. He created several koi ponds at his homes of which he was very proud. He loved traveling, cooking, photography, gardening and working on his computer. Fascinated by his family history he self-published a genealogy book for the family replete with ancient documents and photos.
An open house will be held at his home in Florida, with a memorial service to be held in the spring at their summer residence on Cape Cod at a time to be determined. Grissom Funeral Home of Kissimmee, FL is entrusted with the arrangements and condolences may be offered on their website at www.grissomfh.com.
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