Allen Boyer Russell Sr.

November 20, 1924 - April 6, 2019

Allen Boyer Russell, Sr., age 94, of Pueblo, CO passed away on April 06, 2019. He was born on November 20, 1924 in Alexandria, VA. Allen is preceded in death by his parents, Paul Ray and Anna Mary Russell; first wife, Dorothy Westlund Russell; brothers, William R. and Paul R Russell; sisters, Dorothy R. Ely and Mary V. Plagge; and son, Ronald D. Russell. He is survived by his wife, Margie Russell; children, Allen B. (Peggy) Russell, Jr., Connie L. Amundson (Jack, deceased), Kathy DiSalvo and Charlene Fox; siblings, Esther R. Davis and Thaddeus (Janet) Russell; grandchildren, Allen B. (Meryll) Russell, III, Steven S. (Trudie) Russell and Stephen W. (Morgan) Templar, Jill Montgomery, and Megan Meganck; great-grandchildren, Rachel, Brian, and Jennifer Russell. Allen graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1942 and attended several Universities, including Loyola, and UCLA, the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He was drafted into the military in 1943, commissioned in 1948 and retired as a Major in the Ordnance Corps in 1963. Allen was married to Dorothy Lucille Westlund for 50 years prior to her passing in 1995. He then met and married Margie Leinberger in 2006. Allen was an Ordnance Logistics Specialist and managed computer installations while in the military and continued in the computer field after retirement working for Orange County CA, the City of Madison and the Wisconsin Cheeseman in Sun Prairie, WI. Allen retired in February 1990 and moved to Pueblo West, CO. At his death, he was a devoted member of the Christ Church in Pueblo West, CO. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: The Ministry at Christ Church or Eastern European Missions, both c/o Christ Church, PO Box 7655, Pueblo West, CO 81007. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.