Grady Lynn Allen

Grady Lynn Allen passed away Monday, Dec. 4, 2012. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 7431 Glenview Dr., North Richland Hills, TX, 76180. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please join his family in a special recognition to Grady from Texas A&M, by making donations to his memorial fund in care of 12th Man Foundation, Letterman's Association, Grady Allen Memorial, P.O. Box 2800, College Station, Texas 77841-2800. Grady Allen was born New Year's Day 1946, to Maxine and James Edwin Allen, in St. Augustine. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and a proud Aggie. In 1967, he was honored to receive the Aggie Heart Award, made the All Southwest Conference Team and was team captain. He was later inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame and was the Texas A&M Letterman's Association president in 2006. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends, fellow Aggies, and all who were blessed to know such a special man who meant so much to so many. He was preceded in death by his parents; niece, Saundra Allen; and nephew, David Holt. Survivors: His wife, Anita Kay Allen; his children, Geoffrey L. Allen and his wife, Putul, Dennis James Allen and his wife, Alisson, and Ann Marie Hazlett and her husband, Patrick; his grandchildren, Jackson, Aubrey, Michael, Garrison, Emma, Layla and Caleb; brother, James Allen and his wife, Betty; sister, Charlotte Holt and her husband, Murvel; his mother-in-law, Ruby Wolken; his sister-in-law, Mary Barnes; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and many friends. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Grady Lynn Allen please visit our Sympathy Store.