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Allison was known for perfection in music. Toby Caldwell, a former sound engineer at the Cactus Theater, located on Buddy Holly Avenue near the old-style rock and roll radio station KDAV, said, "Donnie was always very particular about what he wanted to hear in the monitor" and was constantly striving for improvement. "His gentle but definite guidance in running sound, playing music, directing a band or production, and in living life through adversity, will stay with me for the rest of my life," Caldwell told the ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.''<ref name=laj/>

Allison was known for perfection in music. Toby Caldwell, a former sound engineer at the Cactus Theater, located on Buddy Holly Avenue near the old-style rock and roll radio station KDAV, said, "Donnie was always very particular about what he wanted to hear in the monitor" and was constantly striving for improvement. "His gentle but definite guidance in running sound, playing music, directing a band or production, and in living life through adversity, will stay with me for the rest of my life," Caldwell told the ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.''<ref name=laj/>

   

   

Allison died at the age of forty-nine of a four-year battle with cancer at a Lubbock hospice. He was cremated. His survivors were his wife of sixteen years, Maria Stephanie Andrade Huff Allison, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; his son, Zachary Wayne Allison, and his parents, Wayne Allison and Jane Shawver Allison; a sister, Jana Allison Jones and husband Steve, and a brother, David W. Allison.<ref name=services>{{cite web|http://m.lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2011-05-27/don-allison-memorial-service-planned-today-trinity-church|title=Memorial service for singer Don Allison planned today at Trinity Church, May 28, 2011|publisher=lubbockonline.com|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name=obit/>

Allison died at the age of forty-nine of a four-year battle with cancer at a Lubbock hospice. He was cremated. His survivors were his wife of sixteen years, Maria Stephanie Andrade Huff Allison, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; his son, Zachary Wayne Allison, and his parents, Wayne Allison and Jane Shawver Allison; a sister, Jana Allison Jones and husband Steve, and a brother, David W. Allison.<ref name=services>{{cite web|url=http://m.lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2011-05-27/don-allison-memorial-service-planned-today-trinity-church|title=Memorial service for singer Don Allison planned today at Trinity Church, May 28, 2011|publisher=lubbockonline.com|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name=obit/>

   

   

At the memorial service on May 28, 2011, held at the nondenominational Trinity Church in Lubbock,<ref name=services/> Allison's friends recalled his character and talent. Texas musician Jay Boy Adams, who frequently performed with Allison, said that "Donnie never let me down with his many performances at the Cactus, which truly showcased his versatility. But more importantly, he was so humble and such a fine,fine person."<ref name=kerns>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2011-05-28/allison%E2%80%99s-friends-share-long-lasting-memories|title=William Kerns, Allison's friends share memories|publisher=lubbockonline.com|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref>

At the memorial service on May 28, 2011, held at the nondenominational Trinity Church in Lubbock,<ref name=services/> Allison's friends recalled his character and talent. Texas musician Jay Boy Adams, who frequently performed with Allison, said that "Donnie never let me down with his many performances at the Cactus, which truly showcased his versatility. But more importantly, he was so humble and such a fine,fine person."<ref name=kerns>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/entertainment/2011-05-28/allison%E2%80%99s-friends-share-long-lasting-memories|title=William Kerns, Allison's friends share memories|publisher=lubbockonline.com|accessdate=September 3, 2011}}</ref>