Richard Heyl Allen, age 85, of McKinney, Texas, passed away on January 2, 2024. He was born on September 10, 1938, in , to the late Edward Briggs Allen and Irma Nelda (Isenburg) Allen.
Dick graduated from Decatur Township High School and pursued higher education at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ University in . He earned his master's degree from Illinois Wesleyan University in . On June 9, 1962, he married the love of his life, Phyllis Hopp, in .
A dedicated educator, Dick served as a teacher of Science and Math at McArthur High School in . He also had a distinguished career in Industrial Relations with United Airlines, where he dedicated 32 years of his life.
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Richard Allen, Class of 1961
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