PEACHES From Phil Ruffin, Las Vegas, Nevada, Fred’s best friend Fred and I knew each other our whole lives and bonded in the first grade. I will miss him very much but will remember all of the things we shared together. We were in the Fairland Cafe in Wichita...
SANTA FRED From Annette Raubvogel, Seattle, family friend For almost two decades, our family has had the privilege of spending Christmas Day with the Timmons/Allen family. For about ten of those years, our youngest son Joe has associated Fred Allen with the jolly ole...
ESCHEW THE PLEBEIAN WAY From Joe Gillespie, Dallas, Texas (grand nephew) I’ll always remember Fred as a larger-than-life man who I met as a wide-eyed kid on my first visit to Seattle back before you guys were married. It was our epic drive from Dallas to...
DONALD FREDOLIN ALLEN Sept. 10, 1935 – Oct. 6, 2012 Donald Fredolin Allen (Fred), died Saturday at a retirement home on Mercer Island. He was 77. Born Sept. 10, 1935, in Valley Falls, Kansas, Fred was the son of Kansas State Senator Donald Chester Allen and...
Deirdre Timmons
An accomplished writer and filmmaker, Deirdre Timmons is a native Northwesterner who leads a busy life between working and spending time with her family. In the spring of 2013, Deirdre was caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s in addition to her normal routine. So when she began feeling tired and forgetful, she chalked it up to her busy schedule, age, and possible early symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It wasn’t long after that she began experiencing regular dizziness, lack of concentration, unexplained weight loss, and extensive bruising. This combination of symptoms seemed odd, so Deirdre sought the advice of her doctor and subsequently began physical therapy for dizziness. When the symptoms worsened, she pursued further investigation.
After MRIs, x-rays, blood tests, a CAT scan, and a brain biopsy, her brain surgeon diagnosed Deirdre with a malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor. Her prognosis: one month to live. That was five years ago.
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