H. Glen Allen, peacefully passed away at age 93, on September 6, 2024, in Peachtree City, Georgia.
Born on March 30, 1931, in Fulton, Mississippi, Glen was a proud veteran, having served in the Air Force during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954. After his military service, he pursued higher education, utilizing his proudly earned GI Bill, graduating from the University of Alabama in 1958, and later from John Marshall Law School in 1967.
Glen loved his beloved Alabama Crimson Tide and spent many hours in his crimson truck listening to football games that were not found on television.
Glen decided to forgo law and took a job with the growing airline and airport economy in and around Atlanta. After taking a leadership role at the new Air Traffic Control center in Hampton, Ga, he decided to move his family to Peachtree City, Georgia, a planned community he read about in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution Newspaper, in 1972. The family home on Hip Pocket Road is still there.
Glen moved up the ranks as an Air Traffic Controller for over 30 years until his retirement in 1986. He then kept himself busy by obtaining his real estate and brokerage license, and took a position with Bullard Realty. Eventually he ventured out on his own, and opened his own Buyer represented company — GlenAmerica. Of course.
Glen had an artistic soul, known for his wide array of hobbies that ranged from photography to operating a large printing press in his basement. He was particularly noted for his work as an amateur photographer, capturing numerous local events for his community and beyond. Along with the printing press, there was a basement dark room. Additionally, he was a long-time respectful editorial contributor to the local This Week newspaper.
Peachtree City was a vibrant and rapidly growing community when Glen would take it upon himself to assist in the building of the new McIntosh High School and the McIntosh Amphitheater (now called “The Fred”) where he was the original MC for the Saturday night bluegrass and country music events.
Glen loved to sing, and he was a charter member of the McIntosh Trail Community Chorus. The chorus was formed in early 1976 in observance of the nation’s Bicentennial. Who can forget the barbershop mustache he grew in 1989 to show his dedication to the Southland Chorus and Quartet. Glen’s quartet sang at his daughter’s wedding, and every Valentines Day, they would travel around the South Metro area belting out singing valentines for those who paid $15.
What Glen will most be remembered for is his quirky love of mules. He was inducted into the American Donkey and Mule Society in 1980. His love of the hardworking mule began at an early age as he was a water-boy at his father’s sawmill in Alabama. Glen would photograph and write articles about mules and won first place in a Tennessee Liar’s Contest with his satirical articles about them.
What led him to find a large naked piece of granite on the city’s Line Creek hiking trail and spend months illegally carving a “Mule” on its surface? — we may never know. But the lore of the stone will live on in the minds of Peachtree City citizens, and on the outside of Line Creek beer cans for generations to come.
He is survived by his sons, John and Daniel Allen; daughter, Tamara Allen Moore (Jay); Beloved Grandchildren, Samantha Moore Facteau (David), Graham Joseph Moore, and Audie Robert Allen; and sisters, Marilyn Allen Leary and Nina Allen Duffel and many nieces and nephews.
Glen was preceded in death by his cherished wife, Mary Jean Allen “MT”, after nearly 60 years of marriage, his parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, September 13, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church, Peachtree City, with Pastor Hay Officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Mowell Funeral Home, Peachtree City.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made towards a courtyard sunshade at McIntosh High School at www.mcintoshptso.givebacks.com or Southern Conservation Trust (The “Mule” caretakers) www.sctlandtrust.org
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Mowell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Peachtree City, www.mowells.com
