Chicago, Illinois
Neil Walsh Allen, writer, died Oct. 27 at La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN of pulmonary fibrosis. He was born August 21, 1945 in Aurora, IL. He earned a B.A. in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Chicago where he helped organize the Student Woodlawn Areas Project (S.W.A.P),...
Read MoreI had the pleasure of working with Neil for a number of years at CCH. We had lost touch over the last few, but when Who Wants to Be a Millionaire hit the airwaves a few years ago, I knew who I would have chosen for phone a friend. How could such a humble man possess all that knowledge?
Russ Graziano
November 19, 2010 | Carol Stream, IL
I first met Neil when a group of fellow employees organizated a group to cut down the buckthorne all around the CCH property. He share the love of the woods and the flowers which could be seen after cut back the buckthorne bush. I will also miss the many fruit he use to share with everyone in the lobby. I will miss him.
Harold Russell
November 04, 2010
To the family of the brighest, talented man I had the opportunity of working with.
Neil shared stories of how he grew up and sat and read books up in trees. Neil was an asset to his family, friends,CCH and his community.
I had the opportunity to learn from Neil when he spoke I listened and gathered some of the knowledge he shared.
It was a privilege working with Neil--and since my retirement in 1995 he was thought of and missed.
Joe Moore
November 04, 2010 | Little River, SC
What a wonderful colleague Neil was to so many of us at CCH over so many years. A talented writer and generous, gentle soul, he will be missed by all who knew him.
Alice Magos
November 04, 2010 | Wilmette
