J. ALLAN, 81, A FORMER FIRE CHIEF
Philadelphia Inquirer, The ( PA ) - Monday, August 29, 1994
Author: Dwight Ott, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
James Allan, 81, a former chief of the Conshohocken Fire Department, died Friday at his home in Whitemarsh Township.
For most of his life, Mr. Allan devoted his spare time to being a volunteer firefighter, giving as much as 20 hours a week. That was in addition to his full-time job as a fire-pump builder for the Hale Pump Co. of Conshohocken, where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 1975.
At the No. 2 Fire Company in Conshohocken, Allan became an assistant chief and in 1961, chief of the borough's fire department. He served as chief for four years.
"Everyone knew 'Jimmy,' my dad, in the borough," his oldest son, Lee, said yesterday. "He was the kind of guy who got things done . . . He was a leader and a go-getter. . ."
Lee Allan said his father suffered many hardships in later years, losing both legs to diabetes. His wife of 54 years, the former Olive Ramey, died in 1991.
"We learned a lot from him as far as having a big heart and knowing how to overcome a lot of obstacles. He always thought it was important to give something back to the community."
A member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Conshohocken, Mr. Allan was also a member of the LuLu Temple Shrine in Plymouth Meeting and Fritz Lodge No. 420 F & AM.
In addition to his son, he is survived by another son, Roger J.; a brother; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchldren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the George W. Snear Funeral Home, 300 Fayette St., Conshohocken.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery , Norristown.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The ( PA ) - Monday, August 29, 1994
Author: Dwight Ott, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
James Allan, 81, a former chief of the Conshohocken Fire Department, died Friday at his home in Whitemarsh Township.
For most of his life, Mr. Allan devoted his spare time to being a volunteer firefighter, giving as much as 20 hours a week. That was in addition to his full-time job as a fire-pump builder for the Hale Pump Co. of Conshohocken, where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 1975.
At the No. 2 Fire Company in Conshohocken, Allan became an assistant chief and in 1961, chief of the borough's fire department. He served as chief for four years.
"Everyone knew 'Jimmy,' my dad, in the borough," his oldest son, Lee, said yesterday. "He was the kind of guy who got things done . . . He was a leader and a go-getter. . ."
Lee Allan said his father suffered many hardships in later years, losing both legs to diabetes. His wife of 54 years, the former Olive Ramey, died in 1991.
"We learned a lot from him as far as having a big heart and knowing how to overcome a lot of obstacles. He always thought it was important to give something back to the community."
A member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Conshohocken, Mr. Allan was also a member of the LuLu Temple Shrine in Plymouth Meeting and Fritz Lodge No. 420 F & AM.
In addition to his son, he is survived by another son, Roger J.; a brother; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchldren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the George W. Snear Funeral Home, 300 Fayette St., Conshohocken.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery , Norristown.
J. ALLAN, 81, A FORMER FIRE CHIEF
Philadelphia Inquirer, The ( PA ) - Monday, August 29, 1994
Author: Dwight Ott, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
James Allan, 81, a former chief of the Conshohocken Fire Department, died Friday at his home in Whitemarsh Township.
For most of his life, Mr. Allan devoted his spare time to being a volunteer firefighter, giving as much as 20 hours a week. That was in addition to his full-time job as a fire-pump builder for the Hale Pump Co. of Conshohocken, where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 1975.
At the No. 2 Fire Company in Conshohocken, Allan became an assistant chief and in 1961, chief of the borough's fire department. He served as chief for four years.
"Everyone knew 'Jimmy,' my dad, in the borough," his oldest son, Lee, said yesterday. "He was the kind of guy who got things done . . . He was a leader and a go-getter. . ."
Lee Allan said his father suffered many hardships in later years, losing both legs to diabetes. His wife of 54 years, the former Olive Ramey, died in 1991.
"We learned a lot from him as far as having a big heart and knowing how to overcome a lot of obstacles. He always thought it was important to give something back to the community."
A member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Conshohocken, Mr. Allan was also a member of the LuLu Temple Shrine in Plymouth Meeting and Fritz Lodge No. 420 F & AM.
In addition to his son, he is survived by another son, Roger J.; a brother; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchldren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the George W. Snear Funeral Home, 300 Fayette St., Conshohocken.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery , Norristown.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The ( PA ) - Monday, August 29, 1994
Author: Dwight Ott, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
James Allan, 81, a former chief of the Conshohocken Fire Department, died Friday at his home in Whitemarsh Township.
For most of his life, Mr. Allan devoted his spare time to being a volunteer firefighter, giving as much as 20 hours a week. That was in addition to his full-time job as a fire-pump builder for the Hale Pump Co. of Conshohocken, where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 1975.
At the No. 2 Fire Company in Conshohocken, Allan became an assistant chief and in 1961, chief of the borough's fire department. He served as chief for four years.
"Everyone knew 'Jimmy,' my dad, in the borough," his oldest son, Lee, said yesterday. "He was the kind of guy who got things done . . . He was a leader and a go-getter. . ."
Lee Allan said his father suffered many hardships in later years, losing both legs to diabetes. His wife of 54 years, the former Olive Ramey, died in 1991.
"We learned a lot from him as far as having a big heart and knowing how to overcome a lot of obstacles. He always thought it was important to give something back to the community."
A member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Conshohocken, Mr. Allan was also a member of the LuLu Temple Shrine in Plymouth Meeting and Fritz Lodge No. 420 F & AM.
In addition to his son, he is survived by another son, Roger J.; a brother; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchldren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the George W. Snear Funeral Home, 300 Fayette St., Conshohocken.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery , Norristown.
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