Dr. Donald Allen

Dr. Donald Robert Malcom Allen passed away at the age of 92 in St. Paul’s Personal Care home, Dauphin Manitoba on August 29, 2024.

Don Allen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 26, 1932 to William and Katheryn Allen.

He grew up in Winnipeg and attended the St. Vital Gospel Hall. He attended Glenlawn school and upon graduating he entered Chiropractic school in Toronto.  He graduated from Chiropractic school in 1955  

It was in Winnipeg where he met Marguerite (Peggy) Goulet, a beautiful and talented woman, who in dad's words saw him standing on a corner and Peggy gave a wolf whistle!........Dad was in love. 

They were married in 1957 and while living in Winnipeg, they began a family.

Dad began practicing his Chiropractic’s in Carmen, MB and then Flin Flon, and finally in 1963, Dauphin, where he resided and practiced Chiropractic's until 2022. A total of 65 years.  I recall him saying, when he retired life only got busier.

He is one of the few that had personally been influenced by the founders of Chiropractic's.

Don Allen was also very involved in community music, with the Keystone chorus, as well as the Sweet Adeline’s, Women’s Chorus, numerous Quartets,  Barbershop and Gospel Quartets, primarily the Good News Quartet.

He was also a very good guitar player, playing with numerous bands in Winnipeg and Toronto, playing everything from big band music, to jazz, even swing.

Dad also loved travelling with mom to Palm Springs, or Kissimmee and Hawaii.  Dad also loved golf, watching baseball as well as writing music and simply conversing with people. He was a true gentle-man.

He also was a devoted Christian attending the Gospel Hall as a child, then Dauphin's First United Church, also The First Baptist church of Dauphin. Then attending the New Life Center and Mountain View Christian Assembly, where his son Pastor Scott Allen was minister.

Don is survived by his son Scott and wife Alice Allen, grand children Emmanuel and Christian Allen; Son in Law David Smith and grandchildren Steven Smith, Richard Smith and Cathryn Hickman (nee Smith) and son in law Ryan Hickman, Great Grand son Isaiah Timothy Hickman.

He was predeceased by his parents, William and Kathryn Allen, the love of his life, Peggy, daughter Laura Smith and son Donald Paul Allen.

A celebration of life will be held at Mountain View Christian Assembly, 525 Whitmore Ave. E. Dauphin, Manitoba on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 11:00 A.M.  Followed by interment at Riverside Cemetery.

The service will be live streamed for those unable to attend, and can be watched here.

Should friends so desire, donations in Dr. Allen's memory may be made to Siloam Mission, 300 Princess Street Winnipeg, MB, R3B 1M3, or to St. Paul's Personal Care Home Activities Department, 703 Jackson Street, Dauphin, MB, R7N 2N2.

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