LTC Robert Windham Allen

1968 - 2024

LTC Robert Windham Allen, 55, of Slidell, LA, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024 after a two-year battle with cancer. Robert was born on September 13, 1968, to Marcie Rhinehart Allen and Robert Charles Allen in Dothan, AL. After he graduated from O. Perry Walker High School in 1988, he went on to study Criminal Justice at Loyola University. In 2003 he earned his Masters of Business Administration in Social Sciences from Loyola University. Robert started his military career in 1988 with the United States Marine Corps. He later joined the Louisiana National Guard in 1999. Robert served a long military career where he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq/Syria). Most recently Robert was assigned as the Deputy Inspector General for Marine Forces Reserve/South in New Orleans, LA and was the Battalion Commander of the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion for the Louisiana National Guard. Robert began his law enforcement career in 1992 with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and served as an investigator with the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office. Robert began serving the Slidell community with the Slidell Police Department in 2016. Additionally, his law enforcement experience includes serving as a member of the United Nations Police Mission in Kosovo and as a counterintelligence special agent with the Department of Defense. Robert also served as a personal security specialist for the U.S. State Department's Worldwide Person Protection Service in Israel and Afghanistan from 2004-2015. If all of this wasn't enough, Robert also taught Risk Management and Threat Assessment at the graduate school of Tulane University School of Professional Advancement. LTC Robert W. Allen was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and will receive the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service in the Louisiana National Guard, demonstrating outstanding leadership, initiative, and dedication to duty. Robert spent a combined 35 years in service of his community and country. Robert is survived by his mother, Marcie Rhinehart of Dothan, AL; his brother, Robert C. Allen (Sonya) of Montclair, VA; his nephew, Hunter Allen and niece, Alyssa Allen of Montclair, VA. He is also survived by his longtime partner, Kelly Guerra as well as a host of cousins, adopted family members, and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Col. Robert C. Allen of Eutawville, SC. Robert was a lover of life, living, and always had a smile on his face; with an infectious laugh that his friends and family will remember forever. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society in the name of Robert Windham Allen. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell, LA 70460 and on Wednesday morning after 10:00 a.m. until funeral time. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Service at First United Methodist Church, 433 Erlanger Ave., Slidell, LA 70458, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow with full military honors at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 34888 Grantham College Road, Slidell, LA 70460. Please visit www.honakerforestlawn.com to sign guestbook. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA.