Dad's obituary
Sep. 29th, 2012 04:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrThis will be running in the Star Tribune tomorrow: Edited to add: Link is here.
Allen Stewart Kerr: Age 83 of Minnetonka. Passed away suddenly on September 25 in Florence, Italy at the home of his dear friend, Richard Serrin. Born November 13, 1928. Survived by his wife of 60 years, Charlyn; children Betsy (Greg); Chet (Heather); Peg (Rob); and Cindy (Rob); and grandchildren David, Michael, Steven, Andrew, Jackson, Leigh, Georgia, Fiona, Delia, Stuart, Lewis, and Mitchell. Allen grew up in Evanston, Illinois and attended Brown University in Rhode Island. He was a passionate Brown alumnus and recently attended his 62nd reunion. Upon graduation, he served in the 6th fleet of the U.S Navy in the Mediterranean and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He worked in the printing business in Chicago for 30 years while raising his family. He then went back to graduate school at age 55 to get a doctorate in psychology. Graduating at age 60, he worked as a clinical psychologist in Columbus, Georgia for 10 years. As a consummate “people person,” he had friends all over the world he met through American Field Service, Rotary, and the Centers for Citizens’ Initiative. This past year, he raised funds for BioSand water filters through Rotary, and traveled to the Dominican Republic to install the filters. He was passionate about many things including his faith, family, humanitarian causes, golf, Brown University, Richard’s paintings, speaking Spanish, books, telling stories, traveling, and meeting new people. Please join us in celebrating Allen’s life on Saturday, October 6 at 1:30 PM with visitation at 12:30 PM, All Saints Lutheran Church, 15915 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Minnetonka Rotary Club or Brown University.
Allen Stewart Kerr: Age 83 of Minnetonka. Passed away suddenly on September 25 in Florence, Italy at the home of his dear friend, Richard Serrin. Born November 13, 1928. Survived by his wife of 60 years, Charlyn; children Betsy (Greg); Chet (Heather); Peg (Rob); and Cindy (Rob); and grandchildren David, Michael, Steven, Andrew, Jackson, Leigh, Georgia, Fiona, Delia, Stuart, Lewis, and Mitchell. Allen grew up in Evanston, Illinois and attended Brown University in Rhode Island. He was a passionate Brown alumnus and recently attended his 62nd reunion. Upon graduation, he served in the 6th fleet of the U.S Navy in the Mediterranean and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He worked in the printing business in Chicago for 30 years while raising his family. He then went back to graduate school at age 55 to get a doctorate in psychology. Graduating at age 60, he worked as a clinical psychologist in Columbus, Georgia for 10 years. As a consummate “people person,” he had friends all over the world he met through American Field Service, Rotary, and the Centers for Citizens’ Initiative. This past year, he raised funds for BioSand water filters through Rotary, and traveled to the Dominican Republic to install the filters. He was passionate about many things including his faith, family, humanitarian causes, golf, Brown University, Richard’s paintings, speaking Spanish, books, telling stories, traveling, and meeting new people. Please join us in celebrating Allen’s life on Saturday, October 6 at 1:30 PM with visitation at 12:30 PM, All Saints Lutheran Church, 15915 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Minnetonka Rotary Club or Brown University.
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Date: 2012-09-30 08:11 pm (UTC)