ALLEN M. SHORE

I love and honor you and hold dear the wonderful moments of deep concern, love, and inspiration you consistently expressed to me throughout my life.

One thing sums it up: You gave me a simple elegant drawing by Duchamp with a bicyclist going uphill with a blank music sheet background with the phrase "Avoir l'Apprenti dans le Soleil" written at the bottom which translates an appropriate message to me for that time when I was under great medical challenges at a young age: "To Have the...

Uncle Allen always cared about my welfare and always was genuinely interested in how everyone in my family was doing. When we talked, I sometimes felt he almost consciously tried to channel his deceased brother Sidney's spirit of love, concern, and humor through his words and attention because he knew I needed that. I miss talking to him about politics, culture, and our family history. I miss his laugh and his love of life.

Having met Allen shortly after moving to Philadelphia and into the Dorchester in 2001, I have had the pleasure of knowing him and enjoying his company as a neighbor in our building. I will miss him and our fun-filled conversations very much. My condolences to his family and dear one.