Paul Allaert

ALLAERT, Paul W., 80, of Moline, Ill., passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at

LifePath Hospice House in Ruskin, Fla. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline. Visitation will take place

2-5 p.m. Sunday at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111-1st St. A, Moline, with a Christian wake service at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill., with military honors conducted by the American Legion Post 227, East Moline. Memorial

donations may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline, or to St. Ambrose University. Paul is the son of Wilbur C. Allaert and Ruth Taylor Allaert. He graduated from United Township High School in 1949. Paul played football for U.T. and earned the nickname "Bulldog" for his tenacity on the field, especially as a kick-off return man. Paul attended Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., and after proudly serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean War, he returned to his family home in Carbon Cliff, Ill., and enrolled at St. Ambrose College, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956. He joined his father in the family business, Allaert Rendering, and served as plant manager in Carbon Cliff. Paul was later employed by the Rock Island Arsenal after the closing of Allaert Rendering and held the position of management analyst, retiring in 2001. Paul played on the 1951 Quad City Mohawk Football Championship team and was also a very proud member of the Marine Corps League. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Moline, where he served as a reader, usher and also served on the parish council. Paul enjoyed boating and reading and was very proud of his time in the Corps. "Once a Marine, always a Marine." Paul is survived by his sister, Mary Joy Feeney, Rock Island; his four children, Teresa (Michael) Thompson of Lutz, Fla., Courtney Allaert of Lithia Springs, Ga., John Allaert of Carbon Cliff, and Mary (Michael) Childers of Apollo Beach, Fla.; grandsons, Corey Paul Childers and Stephen and Michael Thompson; granddaughter, Kellie Nally; great-grand-son, Zakary Nally; and special friends of the family, Jeff and Nina Zeglin of Rock Island, Irene Kerr of Moline and Janet Noren of Riverview, Fla. Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com Brewer & Sons

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