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Bares was active in Kiwanis International, the Lafayette [[Chamber of Commerce]], and St. Pius X [[Roman Catholic]] Church. He was the first elected president of Our Lady of Fatima Church. He was president of the Evangeline Area Boy Scouts Council located in Lafayette. He received the Silver Beaver Award from the Scouts in 2000. He was an avid [[horse]]man, [[hunter]], [[Fishing|fisherman]], and [[golf]]er.<ref name=obit/>
Bares was active in Kiwanis International, the Lafayette [[Chamber of Commerce]], and St. Pius X [[Roman Catholic]] Church. He was the first elected president of Our Lady of Fatima Church. He was president of the Evangeline Area Boy Scouts Council located in Lafayette. He received the Silver Beaver Award from the Scouts in 2000. He was an avid [[horse]]man, [[hunter]], [[Fishing|fisherman]], and [[golf]]er.<ref name=obit/>
Bares died of a [[stroke]] in Lafayette.<ref name="Allen Bares' Funeral"/> He was survived by his wife of forty-six years, the former Elizabeth "Betty" Jeanne Baquet; eight children, Camille Massie, Jude Bares, M.D., Jeannine Martin, John Bares, Michelle Tober, Jacques Bares, Allen Bares, II, and Elizabeth Mackie; nineteen grandchildren; a sister, Agnes B. Richard, and two brothers, Eno Bares and Emery Bares. A mass of [[Christian]] burial was held on August 18 at St. Pius X Church in Lafayette. Entombment was in the Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum.<ref name=obit/>
Bares diedin Lafayette of complications of myelofibrosis. He was survived by his wife of forty-six years, the former Elizabeth "Betty" Jeanne Baquet; eight children, Camille Massie, Jude Bares, M.D., Jeannine Martin, John Bares, Michelle Tober, Jacques Bares, Allen Bares, II, and Elizabeth Mackie; nineteen grandchildren; a sister, Agnes B. Richard, and two brothers, Eno Bares and Emery Bares. A mass of [[Christian]] burial was held on August 18 at St. Pius X Church in Lafayette. Entombment was in the Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum.<ref name=obit/>
In 2002, Bares was inducted into the "Living Legends" section of the Acadian Museum in Erath.<ref name=am/>
In 2002, Bares was inducted into the "Living Legends" section of the Acadian Museum in Erath.<ref name=am/>