Harry Rheem Obituary

Rheem, Harry
Allen, Jr.
July 10, 1949 - June 21, 2020

H. Allen Rheem, Jr. (Allen), passed away on Sunday, June 21st in Palm Springs, CA. He was born July 10, 1949 in Denver, CO, where he spent most of his life, leaving only to attend college, until he retired to Palm Springs in 2008. Allen was preceded in death by his loving parents, Harry and Franny Rheem, and sister, Nancy Ives.
Much of Allen's formative years were spent in a swimming pool. Best known for his record-setting Butterfly, he spent summers swimming for the Denver Country Club, was an All-American swimmer at Denver's George Washington High School from 1963-67 and, later, at Dartmouth College from 1968-71.
He had a successful banking career that spanned more than thirty years and was well-known throughout the Colorado banking community for his work as an Oil and Energy Lender. During these years, he also contributed his time, talent, and energy to many Denver charities, including serving on the Boards of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver and Sewall Child Development Center.
Above all, Allen was known for his kindness, sense of humor, integrity, and overall decency, treating everyone he encountered with warmth and respect. He will be remembered fondly and missed dearly by family and friends.
Allen is survived by his husband, Mark Jeselnik; his three children, Tyler Rheem, Katherine Rains, and Andrew Rheem; and his four grandchildren, Christopher Rheem, Ean and Avery Rains, and Paul Rheem.
His life will be celebrated in a private dedication of a Memorial Bench in Rocky Mountain National Park. With travel and gathering concerns still high, all other plans are on hold.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: 1) Labrador Rescuers in San Diego, CA: https://www.labrescuers.org/; or 2) Colorado Pet Pantry in Boulder, CO: https://www.coloradopetpantry.org/

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Published by Denver Post on Jul. 5, 2020.

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Michael Brown

July 18, 2020

Being in Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific and the middle of COVID19, I got the news about Allen's passing just now. So sorry I hadn't seen Allen in many years. We grew up in Denver a year apart, but went to GW together and then to Dartmouth together. We were on the same relay team at GW that won the state meet. When I quit backstroke, Allen kept butterflying all the way through 3 NCAA All American years at Dartmouth. Both in high school and college Allen was amazing ... he came through in the big meets all the time. He was a good friend and brought a lot of light to all of his friends and teammates. My condolences to Allen's family and partner.
With Love and Aloha, Mike Brown

Jamie Sudler

July 8, 2020

What a great guy! I loved swimming with him competitively when we were kids and then later in life. I will never ever forget watching him move through the water with a butterfly stroke that so elegant and powerful.

Steve Brown

July 6, 2020

Allen, was a classmate and fraternity brother at Dartmouth, a great swimmer and simply one of the nicest guys youd ever meet. So very sorry to hear of his passing.

Tim Charney, Rich Lamm

July 5, 2020

Allen was a very special friend to us. He will be dearly missed, but we are so glad that he was a big part of our lives for so many years.
We send our heartfelt condolences to Mark and to his three children and four grandchildren. Tim & Rich