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| − | Allen, a son of John W. Allen and the former Nannie White, was born in [[rural]] Fordsville in Ohio County in western Kentucky. The family thereafter moved to Campbellsville, where Allen graduated in 1939 from Campbellsville High School. He then attended [[Ohio State University]] at [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]]. In 1949, he received his doctor of optometry at Illinois College of Optometry in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Allen served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps] forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], as a bombardier during [[World War II]] and was a member of the American Legion.<ref name=adair/> | + | Allen, a son of John W. Allen and the former Nannie White, was born in [[rural]] Fordsville in Ohio County in western Kentucky. The family thereafter moved to Campbellsville, where Allen graduated in 1939 from Campbellsville High School. He then attended [[Ohio State University]] at [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]]. In 1949, he received his doctor of optometry at Illinois College of Optometry in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Allen served in the [[United States Army]] Air Corps] forerunner of the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]], as a bombardier during [[World War II]] and was a member of the American Legion.<ref name=adair/> |
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On April 16, 1944, Allen married the former Shirley Brooks (1926-2006), previously of [[Texas]]. He died in Elizabethtown in Hardin County east of Campbellsville. He had four sons, John B. and Cathy Allen of Campbellsville, Damon E. Allen, Jr., of Southington, [[Connecticut]], Richard R. Allen of Rossville, [[Tennessee]], Robert Bradley Allen and wife, Yvonne Allen of [[San Antonio]], Texas; two daughters, Linda A. Pearl and Sherry A. Williams, both of Bowling Green, Kentucky; two sisters, Clara Lee Rafferty and Mabel Smith, both of Campbellsville; fifteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Patty Gail Allen; two daughters-in-law, Jo Ann Little Allen and Audra Richardson Allen; and a brother and a sister, James W. Allen and Josie Ann Newcomb.<ref name=adair/> | On April 16, 1944, Allen married the former Shirley Brooks (1926-2006), previously of [[Texas]]. He died in Elizabethtown in Hardin County east of Campbellsville. He had four sons, John B. and Cathy Allen of Campbellsville, Damon E. Allen, Jr., of Southington, [[Connecticut]], Richard R. Allen of Rossville, [[Tennessee]], Robert Bradley Allen and wife, Yvonne Allen of [[San Antonio]], Texas; two daughters, Linda A. Pearl and Sherry A. Williams, both of Bowling Green, Kentucky; two sisters, Clara Lee Rafferty and Mabel Smith, both of Campbellsville; fifteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Patty Gail Allen; two daughters-in-law, Jo Ann Little Allen and Audra Richardson Allen; and a brother and a sister, James W. Allen and Josie Ann Newcomb.<ref name=adair/> | ||
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| Damon Earl Allen, Sr. (Kentucky optometrist who led | |
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| Born | January 19, 1921 Fordsville, Ohio County Kentucky, USA Resident of Campbellsville, Taylor County |
| Died | February 15, 2009 (aged 88) Elizabethtow, Hardin County, Kentucky Resting place: |
| Spouse | Shirley Brooks Allen (married, 1944–2006, her death) Children: |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Damon Earl Allen, Sr. (January 19, 1921– February 15, 2009), was an optometrist from Campbellsville in Taylor County in central Kentucky, who as a three-term president of the Kentucky Optometric Association led the campaign to procure passage in the state legislature of a bill permitting optometrists to prescribe medication for their patients.[1]
Background
Allen, a son of John W. Allen and the former Nannie White, was born in rural Fordsville in Ohio County in western Kentucky. The family thereafter moved to Campbellsville, where Allen graduated in 1939 from Campbellsville High School. He then attended Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio. In 1949, he received his doctor of optometry at Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Illinois. Allen served in the United States Army Air Corps] forerunner of the Air Force, as a bombardier during World War II and was a member of the American Legion.[1]
On April 16, 1944, Allen married the former Shirley Brooks (1926-2006), previously of Texas. He died in Elizabethtown in Hardin County east of Campbellsville. He had four sons, John B. and Cathy Allen of Campbellsville, Damon E. Allen, Jr., of Southington, Connecticut, Richard R. Allen of Rossville, Tennessee, Robert Bradley Allen and wife, Yvonne Allen of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Linda A. Pearl and Sherry A. Williams, both of Bowling Green, Kentucky; two sisters, Clara Lee Rafferty and Mabel Smith, both of Campbellsville; fifteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Patty Gail Allen; two daughters-in-law, Jo Ann Little Allen and Audra Richardson Allen; and a brother and a sister, James W. Allen and Josie Ann Newcomb.[1]
Career
Allen was honored by the Kentucky Optometric Association as the first recipient of its "Lifetime Achievement Award," which thereafter bears Allen's name. Allen maintained his practice in Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky.[2] He was also active in the American Optometric Association and its Doctors Without Borders auxiliary, a select group of optometrists chosen to demonstrate new techniques to colleagues in China.[1]
Dr. Frank Metzmeier, a nursing home operator from Campellsville, recalls Allen as "community-oriented, very civic-minded. He was very outgoing and caring. He always had a smile and was always interested in talking to everyone."[3]
Allen was also an amateur aerial photographer who photographed the area that became Green River Lake State Park. He was a member of the Campbellsville Lions Club, the Campbellsville Country Club, and the Taylor County Board of Health.[1]
Death and legacy
Allen died at the age of eighty-eight in Elizabethtown in Hardin County in central Kentucky. His services were held at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville. Interment was at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.[1] On May 8, 2009, the Kentucky State Senate passed a resolution honoring Allen's lifetime achievements. The Senate noted that Allen also volunteered his services through the charitable Kentucky Vision Project.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dr. Damon E. Allen, O.D., Adair Record, Columbia, Kentucky, May 9, 2009.
- ↑ Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners: Optometrist License Lookup. Web1.ky.gov. Retrieved on May 10, 2009.
- ↑ James Roberts, "Dr. Damon Allen Dies at 88," Central Kentucky News-Journal, February 19, 2009.
- ↑ A Resolution adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Dr. Damon Allen. Lrc.ky.gov. Retrieved on May 9, 2009.
