Allen-Kaplan-Obituary

Allen Kaplan

Carmel, California

1938 - 2023

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Carmel, California-Allen C. Kaplan, born April 16, 1938, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Katherine and Joseph Kaplan, died on March 14, 2023. Allen graduated from Muhlenberg College, continuing his education and graduating from the University of Michigan Law School. Allen continued to advance his...

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I am Allen's first cousin from NYC. When I lived out in SF in the early 90s Allen was there to help me settle in. He loved living in Carmel! I am sorry that I didn't keep in touch with him (or his brother Lewis) when I moved back to NYC. Allen was the best!

Such a nice gentleman. My condolences to his loved ones.

I met Allen through my very good friend Elaine who also helped start the Shopper with Allen. This picture of him made me smile. I remember Allen as always very patient and kind, with a great sense of humor. I am sad to read of his passing-(it had been many years since I saw him), but I have very fond and great memories of him. I am sure he and Elaine are sharing a few laughs together.

I met Allen in 1973. My office was across from his in the Old Profession Building on West Franklin Street in Monterey. He had just started the Shopper and I, as a notary public at the time, and certified his circulation. Good all-around guy with a mind of his own but a good mind!

I had immediate mixed emotions seeing the photo of Mr. Kaplan and then reading his obituary. That great photo of him made me smile and yet I'm also saddened by the knowledge that he is gone. My interaction with him involved my late mother, Betsy, who throughout her life had been such a strong and fiercely independent woman. Mom, a most capable Air Force Officer's wife, was suddenly widowed in her mid-50's and then in her sixties she developed Macular Degeneration. What a terrible toll that...