Allen Bush Gamble

A native of New Orleans, Allen graduated from the Isidore Newman School and Louisiana State. It was at LSU that Allen met the great love of his life, Eloise, he and “Oise” were married in 1982. Allen worked in the oil and gas business in Louisiana but following many booms and busts he moved to Charlotte in 1987. He worked in real estate before building a successful wealth advisory business at Rockworth Financial.

While Allen had a Charlotte address, friends knew him as a diplomat from New Orleans sent here to teach us the Cajun way of slowing down and enjoying the moment. He used a variety of methods – the annual crawfish boil, LSU football updates and entertaining stories (often repeated) about his many lifelong friends growing up in the Crescent City. Mostly he showed by example. Allen and Eloise’s house was ground zero for holidays and family events with Allen manning the grill, mixing an occasional cocktail and surveying the chaos. There was no such thing as a fast meal, quick round of golf or brief conversation with Allen. He cared about people and truly wanted to know how you were doing – “fine” never cut it. For Allen, multitasking had a time and a place, but could never replace the live human interaction on which he thrived. Allen was always available for a friendly chat, easy laugh or slap on the back.

Allen loved the outdoors. He was never happier when he was hunting with his boys, catching red fish with friends or captaining the pontoon boat on Lake Summit. Allen was very proud of his three children for making their own way by following their passions and found tremendous joy in watching his nieces and nephews grow into exceptional young adults.

Besides his wife and mother, Allen is survived by his stepfather Rivers Richardson King, both of New Orleans; a daughter, Grace Harlan Gamble of Boulder, Colorado; two sons, Neilson Jacobs Gamble of Charlotte and Thomas Allen Gamble of Los Angeles; an aunt, Katherine Leach Creed of Hendersonville, NC; a sister, Katherine Gamble Walkley (Philip) of New Orleans; a brother Timothy Brian Gamble (Tracy).

He also leaves behind an extended family including his mother-in-law Toinette Jacobs, Toinette and Joe Wilkinson, Scott and Dianna Jacobs and Frances Smith, all of Charlotte, and Emmie and Michael Cook of Richmond, Va. and Mary Jacobs of Baltimore.

Allen was dearly loved by his numerous nieces and nephews; Katharine Quinby Scrantom, Margaret Garland Scrantom, William Gamble Scrantom, Allison Morgan Gamble, Cameron Bush Gamble, Emily Katharine Gamble, Rivers Bruce, Rachel Bruce, Sloan Wilkinson Smith, Arden Elizabeth Rucho, Joseph Marion Wilkinson IV, Neilson Smith Jacobs, Brandon Scott Stanley, William Ford Chumley, Carter Wyche Chumley, Harlan Andrew Chumley, Erin Jacobs Smith.

The family will have a private ceremony in Charlotte and a memorial service for Allen will be held on Saturday, January 20th at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans. The family asks that all who knew and loved Allen consider a donation to the HopeWay Foundation (https://hopewayfoundation.org/support), or Habitat for Humanity.