Alan A. Armer

ARMER, Alan A. Alan A. Armer passed away December 5, 2010 at his home in Los Angeles. How do you celebrate 88 years of Emmy Award winner Alan Armer's life, commemorating his professional achievements, and importantly, his essence in just a few paragraphs? To put it in a TV writer, producer and director's words, our dad's life was a rich montage of background music by Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio, capturing a man teaching passionately to his students, listening patiently to his son trying to get out of his curfew, oozing pride watching his grandson score a basket during a game, savoring each bite of apple pie a la mode, starting a conversation with any beautiful woman in the room, and kissing the hand of his daughter while he lay dying in bed. In between these important moments, Alan's career spanned more than 350 television episodes and many notable achievements including: - Pioneering work on some of TV's first shows such as "My Friend Flicka" and "Broken Arrow" - Producer for "The Untouchables," the seminal 1960s gangster series starring Robert Stack - Won an Emmy as Producer of "The Fugitive," the popular David Janssen series that set audience records in the late 1960s - Two-time President of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Distinguished college professor for 20 years at Cal State Northridge whose campus today features the Alan & Elaine Armer Theatre His adoring wife of 53 years, Elaine, preceded him in death in 2002. He is survived by their children Ellen (Jeff), Michael (Joey), David and Aimee (Dave); grandchildren Rachel (Martin), Taylor (Mark), Spencer, Leah, Hanna and Ethan; great-grandsons Ford and Cole; and his loving friend Lenore Ross. Dad, it's a wrap. We will miss your sweet smile, your corny jokes and how you talked lovingly about your beautiful family. Final Long Shot: Alan riding off into the sunset... Fade Out A celebratory memorial will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, Dec. 12 at the home of Alan's daughter Ellen. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Alcott Center For Mental Health http://www.alcottcenter.org Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters of LA http://www.jbbbsla.org Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation http://www.jdrf.org