Allen DYKES

Spokane - Allen Dykes, age 58, passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane on April 2, 2023, following a two-year battle with bile duct cancer. Born in Seattle on January 17, 1965, Allen spent his childhood in Seattle and Spokane before graduating from Bellevue High School in 1983 (where his school discus record still stands as of this printing). Allen went on to graduate from the University of Washington in 1988, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity - a close-knit band of brothers whose lifelong friendships continue to this day. After college, Allen found his calling working in operations and management and eventually, ownership, of various companies in the homebuilding industry. Allen conducted his work and his life always striving to be on "the right side of fair" with everyone. When he wasn't working, he was giving his time and talent to a variety of organizations, such as SYSA track, Spokane Nordic Ski Association, Wilson Elementary, Lewis & Clark High School, NIBCA, and the Idaho Home Building Association, where he served as President in 2022, just to name a few. Allen's happy place was with his family. His greatest joy in life was travel and he tried to go somewhere with them as often as he could. The good life for Allen was a long walk in a great city with a fabulous museum and an even better café. There were never strangers on vacation, only new people to get to know and talk to. If you knew him, you know how warm and friendly he was. Allen genuinely cared about people, and it showed. Allen is survived by his wife, Shelley; his daughters, Sydney and Carly; his sister, Lisa, and her husband, Worth; and a large, loving extended family. He will forever be remembered as a wonderful father, little brother, brother-in-law, son, uncle, nephew, cousin, son-in-law, friend, and husband to a cast of characters whose lives are richer for having known him. Our goal here was to make you smile, perhaps make you cry, but most of all, come away from this wishing that you had known him. Those of us that did will miss him and love him for the rest of our lives. A celebration of life open house will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Chateau Rive in the Flour Mill, 621 W. Mallon Ave., Spokane, Washington.