W.A. ALLABAND Obituary

ALLABAND Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com Mr. W. A. Al Allaband, age 82, husband of the late Jean Bennett Allaband, of Fernandina Beach, FL passed away on Sunday morning, October 6, 2013 at the Morris Center in Jacksonville. Born in Thomasville, GA, he was the son of the late, William Allee and Lulu Cooksey Allaband. As a young man, he grew up in Spartanburg, SC and was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, Class of 1948. After high school, Al attended Clemson University and was a member of the Clemson Tigers Football team before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1950. He served in the Korean Conflict after which time he entered Officer Candidate School in March of 1953. Upon being honorably discharged, he joined the USMC Reserves and enrolled at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA. He was extremely proud of being a Mustang. In 1960, and after completing college he was discharged from the Reserves. At that time Al began a long career in the Automotive Industry as a Sales and Marketing Executive. His civilian career began with Chrysler Motors Dodge Division, Management Training Program. He moved over to Nissan Motors in 1975 where he remained until retiring in 1987as a Sales and Marketing Executive. At the time of his retirement, he and his wife, Jean, moved to Fernandina Beach, FL. The Allaband's enjoyed their life of retirement together on Piney Island until Mrs. Allaband passed away in 2007. Mr. Allaband was an active and highly visible member of the United States Marine Corps League where he served twice as Commandant. He was much beloved by the members of the MCL/Everett P. Pope Detachment. He leaves behind a step son, Joseph H. Brown, Jr. and his wife Barbara E. Libby Brown of Waxhaw, NC, a step daughter, Delores A. Kells and her husband Lt. Col. Richard Kells, USAF, Ret. of Fayetteville, NC, two grandsons and their wives, Richard Winfield Kells and wife, Andrea of Alexandria, VA and John Lee Kells and wife, Lacy of Raleigh, NC and one sister, Joann Everett of Ft Lauderdale, FL. Funeral services will be in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard Funeral Home on Saturday at 11:00 AM with his close friend, Cal Atwood and Chaplin Milton Wilford officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5-7 PM at the funeral home. Military honors will be accorded by the United States Marine Corps Honors Detail. Mr. Allaband will be laid to rest in Jacksonville National Cemetery on Tuesday, October 15th at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the U.S. Marine Heritage Foundation, Quantico, VA. Please share his life story at www.oxleyheard.com OXLEY - HEARD FUNERAL DIRECTORS

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Published by Florida Times-Union on Oct. 10, 2013.

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for W.A. ALLABAND

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Glenn Sweem

March 18, 2014

I'll miss you my friend. Thank you for the wonderful memories of our days at Nissan, all the golf we played, and the fun times at the "nineteenth hole", and beyond. You'll always be remembered as a true friend.

October 15, 2013

I am sorry for your lose. Even though you still feel the lose of your loved one Psalms 146:5,9 says that as long as you have hope in God he will be always their to protect and sustain you.

Jack Crowell

October 13, 2013

John and Libby Brown,
My Prayers are with you both. As I mentioned to you,Al was a great friend to me for many years starting in the seventies. My son worked for him at Nissan for a couple of years. Nissan was a major customer of the company I worked for. We both traveled and managed to meet up for opportunities to watch golf tournaments around the country as well as play in other tournaments in the southeast. We also belonged to the same club and enjoyed many rounds there. Al arranged for me to attend many Nissan meetings which included golf outings. So as you can see for two guys who loved golf we sure had our share of good times and I thank Al for that. I also thank him for the opportunity to know your Mom. A lady I much admired and respected, for her intelligence wit and sense of humor.
I kept in touch with him by phone on a weekly basis ( that is when I could reach him) so I was aware to some degree of the battle he fought and the people like Bernie Berkman primarily and the Lady General down the street and her husband who were looking after him. I doubt anyone had the determination to keep going like Al. He was certainly a role model for us all.
Take Care and God Bless.
Jack Crowell

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