Jean Coller Allen

Jean was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and attended University High. She graduated Vassar College in 1943.

In 1951, Jean moved to Midland, Texas with former husband Arthur W. Allen Jr. In Midland, she was on the Board of Directors for the League of Women Voters, Children's Diagnostic Clinic, and Family Counseling Service. Jean served as President of the Midland Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary and of the Children's Service League. She served as Chairman of the first Midland Memorial Hospital Benefit Follies. Jean also served as Chairman of the Health and Welfare Committees of Midland's Junior League.

Jean moved with her children to La Jolla, California in 1968. She worked in retail, eventually opening her own business, The Shop for Pappagallo, which operated until 1980. She served several years on the Board of Trustees for La Jolla Country Day School. In 1981, she returned to Midland where she was the Manager of the Pappagallo Shop there until 1990. For the remainder of her life she split her time between Midland and La Jolla until she moved to Loveland in 2018.

As a single mother, Jean was devoted to her children above everything else. Throughout her life in both Midland and La Jolla, Jean enjoyed playing tennis, entertaining, traveling, playing cards, and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandson. She had a legion of friends in both places whom she enjoyed being with and who loved spending time with her.

Jean was preceded in passing by daughter, Leslie E. Willison of Stoughton, WI and is survived by daughter Darcy C. Allen-Young (Jeffrey) of Loveland, CO, and sons, Arthur W. Allen III (Laurie) of Anchorage, AK, and Frederick C. Allen (Doreen) of Edgewood, WA. Grandchildren include Jerome Willison (deceased), Jessie Allen-Young, Holly Allen-Young, Taylor Allen, Olivia Allen, and Nicholaus Allen and Great Grandson, Max Allen-Young.

Memorial donations may be made in Jean’s name to

Bristol Hospice

3770 Puritan Way

Unit E

Frederick, CO 80516