Ted Allen
"Father of six children ranging in age from 4 to 22, Ted Allen spent many hours coaching youngsters in basketball and soccer.an avid gardener, he took great pride in his lawn care and vegetable crops at his Norman home.
Allen, 48, was an urban planner for U.S. Housing and Urban Development. When he died April 19, Allen was writing state-by-state regulations for homeless housing programs. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Allen attended graduate school at the University of Tennennee in Knoxville. He served as planner for local governments in Alabama and North Carolina before joining HUD in Dallas. Transferred to Oklahoma City in 1980, Allen left HUD in 1982.He spent eight years as city planner inMoore before rejoining HUD four years ago."
Section:M-R11-8
Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on his memorial:
At 6 foot 6 inches and 260 pounds, Ted Allen was a big man with a bigger heart. He was father of six, yet reached out to those outside his family. A member of the Governor's Council on the Homeless, "He worked for the homeless," said his wife Caye, "and he was always there for them." When winter winds blew, Ted and co-workers bundled up and made the rounds of downtown businesses, reminding them to refer the homeless to HUD for information on where to find a warm place to stay.
A devoted University of Tennessee football fan ("Johnny Major was his idol," his wife recalled), Ted was equally involved in his kids' sports. Whether coaching Optimist basketball or a soccer team or cheering with his daughters on spirit squads, Ted nurtured a love for all healthy competition. The only rival for that affection was a white ¾ ton Chevy pickup known as "The Shrine". "It's a 1991 pickup, and it has 24,000 miles on it. It is a shrine." Aye said she often joked that Ted loved the pickup more than he loved her (though their friends were never fooled).
After the bombing, Ted's wife and children decided to handle their loss by focusing on what they had (and had had with Ted). If Ted would want anything, said Caye, it would be for "(us) to pick up and go on".
"Father of six children ranging in age from 4 to 22, Ted Allen spent many hours coaching youngsters in basketball and soccer.an avid gardener, he took great pride in his lawn care and vegetable crops at his Norman home.
Allen, 48, was an urban planner for U.S. Housing and Urban Development. When he died April 19, Allen was writing state-by-state regulations for homeless housing programs. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Allen attended graduate school at the University of Tennennee in Knoxville. He served as planner for local governments in Alabama and North Carolina before joining HUD in Dallas. Transferred to Oklahoma City in 1980, Allen left HUD in 1982.He spent eight years as city planner inMoore before rejoining HUD four years ago."
Section:M-R11-8
Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on his memorial:
At 6 foot 6 inches and 260 pounds, Ted Allen was a big man with a bigger heart. He was father of six, yet reached out to those outside his family. A member of the Governor's Council on the Homeless, "He worked for the homeless," said his wife Caye, "and he was always there for them." When winter winds blew, Ted and co-workers bundled up and made the rounds of downtown businesses, reminding them to refer the homeless to HUD for information on where to find a warm place to stay.
A devoted University of Tennessee football fan ("Johnny Major was his idol," his wife recalled), Ted was equally involved in his kids' sports. Whether coaching Optimist basketball or a soccer team or cheering with his daughters on spirit squads, Ted nurtured a love for all healthy competition. The only rival for that affection was a white ¾ ton Chevy pickup known as "The Shrine". "It's a 1991 pickup, and it has 24,000 miles on it. It is a shrine." Aye said she often joked that Ted loved the pickup more than he loved her (though their friends were never fooled).
After the bombing, Ted's wife and children decided to handle their loss by focusing on what they had (and had had with Ted). If Ted would want anything, said Caye, it would be for "(us) to pick up and go on".
Ted Allen
"Father of six children ranging in age from 4 to 22, Ted Allen spent many hours coaching youngsters in basketball and soccer.an avid gardener, he took great pride in his lawn care and vegetable crops at his Norman home.
Allen, 48, was an urban planner for U.S. Housing and Urban Development. When he died April 19, Allen was writing state-by-state regulations for homeless housing programs. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Allen attended graduate school at the University of Tennennee in Knoxville. He served as planner for local governments in Alabama and North Carolina before joining HUD in Dallas. Transferred to Oklahoma City in 1980, Allen left HUD in 1982.He spent eight years as city planner inMoore before rejoining HUD four years ago."
Section:M-R11-8
Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on his memorial:
At 6 foot 6 inches and 260 pounds, Ted Allen was a big man with a bigger heart. He was father of six, yet reached out to those outside his family. A member of the Governor's Council on the Homeless, "He worked for the homeless," said his wife Caye, "and he was always there for them." When winter winds blew, Ted and co-workers bundled up and made the rounds of downtown businesses, reminding them to refer the homeless to HUD for information on where to find a warm place to stay.
A devoted University of Tennessee football fan ("Johnny Major was his idol," his wife recalled), Ted was equally involved in his kids' sports. Whether coaching Optimist basketball or a soccer team or cheering with his daughters on spirit squads, Ted nurtured a love for all healthy competition. The only rival for that affection was a white ¾ ton Chevy pickup known as "The Shrine". "It's a 1991 pickup, and it has 24,000 miles on it. It is a shrine." Aye said she often joked that Ted loved the pickup more than he loved her (though their friends were never fooled).
After the bombing, Ted's wife and children decided to handle their loss by focusing on what they had (and had had with Ted). If Ted would want anything, said Caye, it would be for "(us) to pick up and go on".
"Father of six children ranging in age from 4 to 22, Ted Allen spent many hours coaching youngsters in basketball and soccer.an avid gardener, he took great pride in his lawn care and vegetable crops at his Norman home.
Allen, 48, was an urban planner for U.S. Housing and Urban Development. When he died April 19, Allen was writing state-by-state regulations for homeless housing programs. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Allen attended graduate school at the University of Tennennee in Knoxville. He served as planner for local governments in Alabama and North Carolina before joining HUD in Dallas. Transferred to Oklahoma City in 1980, Allen left HUD in 1982.He spent eight years as city planner inMoore before rejoining HUD four years ago."
Section:M-R11-8
Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on his memorial:
At 6 foot 6 inches and 260 pounds, Ted Allen was a big man with a bigger heart. He was father of six, yet reached out to those outside his family. A member of the Governor's Council on the Homeless, "He worked for the homeless," said his wife Caye, "and he was always there for them." When winter winds blew, Ted and co-workers bundled up and made the rounds of downtown businesses, reminding them to refer the homeless to HUD for information on where to find a warm place to stay.
A devoted University of Tennessee football fan ("Johnny Major was his idol," his wife recalled), Ted was equally involved in his kids' sports. Whether coaching Optimist basketball or a soccer team or cheering with his daughters on spirit squads, Ted nurtured a love for all healthy competition. The only rival for that affection was a white ¾ ton Chevy pickup known as "The Shrine". "It's a 1991 pickup, and it has 24,000 miles on it. It is a shrine." Aye said she often joked that Ted loved the pickup more than he loved her (though their friends were never fooled).
After the bombing, Ted's wife and children decided to handle their loss by focusing on what they had (and had had with Ted). If Ted would want anything, said Caye, it would be for "(us) to pick up and go on".
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