Name: Memorial Gathering for Alan William King
Start: 2023-04-12T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-12T19:00:00.000Z
Location: John M. Taylor Funeral Home

Long time resident, Alan William King, 74, passed away peacefully on March 23rd, after an extended period of health challenges. Alan was born July 23, 1948 in Prince Frederick. Alan lettered in basketball, football and baseball at Calvert HS, as well as playing percussion in the band. He attended the University of Maryland by way of the Pax Plan (the Navy's program to recruit engineers to NAS Patuxent River) and he interned at HX-21, the Rotary Wing Test Squadron at Patuxent River Naval Air Test Center. Alan met the love of of his life, Dinah Blanding King, his beloved wife of 39 years, while working at the Annapolis First Federal Savings and Loan. He later returned to the University of Maryland to earn a degree in computer science, after which he secured employment with the Internal Revenue Service as a coding expert. He retired from the IRS in January 2021. An avid golfer, pool player, woodworker, and sports enthusiast, Alan was also a raconteur of the first order. Friends and family will fondly remember his sharp wit and unparalleled memory for detail. Annual vacations with his beloved Dinah at the Pelican Beach Resort in the Virgin Islands provided some of Alan's favorite memories, as did their mutual interest in ballet, theater and fine dining. They also enjoyed their annual vacations in the Outer Banks, and spending time with friends at Adam's Grill and Taphouse in Eastport. Alan was preceeded in death by his wife, Dinah (Blanding) King, his parents Milton O. King and Olive E (Price) King, his sister Patricia E. King and his brother David M. King. He is survived by his brother Thomas P. King of Lucasville, Ohio. A memorial gathering for Alan will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 1 to 3 PM at the John M. Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke Of Gloucester St, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM in the funeral home chapel. A reception will follow in the funeral homes reception room. An online guest book is available at www.johnmtaylorfuneralhome.com

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Published by The Capital Gazette on Apr. 2, 2023.

Memories and Condolences
for Alan King

6 Entries

Dave Nelson

May 18, 2023

I will never forget the good times we had or the many discussions about so many things over a beer, a dry Johnny Walker Red Rob Roy straight up, no twist and a bottle of St. Emilion over dinner after a day of work at First Federal S & L of Annapolis. After one late night, we celebrated the next day at Middleton's Tavern on the porch at the city dock and went through two bottles of Dom Perignon. The dinners at your and Dinah's house were always memorable, finished with real percolated coffee. The lessons about business, the importance of kindness and treating people well, and the calculations of continuous compounding using limits and derivatives. It was always challenging. On August 24, 1983, we even witnessed a bit of baseball history at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium when Tippy Martinez picked off three Toronto Blue Jays from first base, still a major league record, and the Orioles used so many players that Len Sakata had to catch! They finally won in the tenth inning. I know you are home now with Dinah, your lovely wife, probably hosting a heavenly dinner. I will never forget you, Kingsy, rest in peace.
God bless,
Dave Nelson

Guy Brashears

April 10, 2023

Alan you were a good friend and a good boss to me during our many years at First Federal.
God bless you my friend.
Guy and Debbie Brashears

Ted and Marci Turner

April 8, 2023

Ted and Marci Turner

April 8, 2023

Ted and Marci Turner

April 8, 2023

Alan, as many times as you bounced back from major health issues, we were stunned that this most recent one would be the end. You were amazing in way you dealt with your health issues; always bouncing back, never complaining, always looking ahead. We have so many fond memories of you and your beloved Dinah. Decades of Christmas dinner extravaganzas at Dinah´s Mom´s and my Mom´s, and the four of us continuing that tradition for years afterwards. Harry Browns, Adams, the Outer Banks... so many lovely memories. I will miss our Maryland centered discussions; memories of the good old days, sports, singing in the car with you... thanks from me, Marci, and the girls for being a big part of our lives. I hope you and Dinah are enjoying cocktails with the ancestors at a heavenly Pelican Beach. I miss you. God bless you.
With much love,
-Ted, Marci, Mallory, Lillian, and Tom

steve baron

April 7, 2023

In the past, Alan and I played a lot of golf at the Crofton country club and even had a few drinks together.Always a fun time. I will greatly miss him.Steve Baron

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