Allan Walter Johnstone

Johnstone, Allan Walter Passed away at home on November 22, 2013, surrounded by loving family and friends, and joined the love of his life, Claudine. Allan met Claudine in 1948, during his Junior Year Abroad in Zurich, Switzerland, married the next year, and they had a wonderful life together until Claudine's death on July 16, 2013. Allan was born on August 29, 1929, in Pontiac, Michigan, and earned his undergraduate and Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University, where he graduated first in his class. Later in his career, Allan attended the Sloan Business Management program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he again earned high honors, and had his thesis published. Allan's career in international marketing, as an executive with Chrysler International, took his family around the world, and they enjoyed living in Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, and Australia. Upon moving back to the United States, to New Canaan, Connecticut, and Lake Forest, Illinois, Allan continued his career in international business, as the International Vice Presidents for Berol Corporation, Midas, and until his retirement, Brunswick Corporation. Upon Allan's retirement, he and Claudine moved for several years to Longboat Key, Florida, before deciding that they missed their life in Lake Forest. The desire to spend their later years with their daughters and grandchildren prompted the move to Colorado Springs in 2006. However, Lake Forest remained in their hearts until their deaths. Allan was predeceased by his wife, Claudine; his grandson, Jon Van Pelt; and his parents, Walter and Kathleen Johnstone. He is survived by his four daughters, Claudette Van Pelt, Laurette Johnstone, Paulette Johnstone, Jeanette Lively; his brother, Lewis Johnstone; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.