Grandpa Harpers Obituary

3/23/09

There is no word to describe Harper Allan or the copious amount of services he did for his family, friends and country. It is not easy to sum up the life of someone who lived for nearly a century, nor is it easy to forgive oneself for not taking advantage of every moment you ever had with him. I remember sitting and soaking in every word he said and gasping in awe at every story even if I had heard it ten times before. Colonel Allan is one of the most amazing and venerable person this country can claim in todays troubled times.
In my Harper Allan Represented the modern American dream. Our fore fathers wanted to bring into the world a country that was based on the principles of freedom, equality and the result was the United States of America. We have faced many trials in our troubled past but we persevere because of people like Harper Allan. In the beginning we had to conquer a new land, today we have to coexist with the entire world. But regardless of what happens we raise a special breed of people here. People who are strong, smart and proud. Harper Allan represented the quintessential American Hero. He grew up in the great mid west playing baseball, listening to his elders and at night sitting and listening to the radio and cheering the red rider and all his other boyhood heros on. Then after growing up he went to a University to pursue his education, but when our venerable nation was attacked he rushed forward to join up and serve his country in the romanticized seat of the United States Army Airforce. After getting thru the rigors of training he went to Europe where the last shred of romance was erased from his mind. Flying over 20 missions over fortress europe he participated in some of the most daring air force battles to ever occur, including Overload….. a.k.a. D-Day. During his heroic actions he flew bombers home after they had lost not just one but two engines. He not only had the responsibility of his mission but he was in charge of keeping his crew alive and he did an amazing job of it.
At this point a person could of been content with what they had done in the war and come home to celebrate and/or live off of uncle sam for a while. This was not so for Harper Allan. He came home and dove headfirst into his family’s business so that he could provide a comfortable home for his new family. Immersing himself 100% in every aspect of his life he became president of the country club, earned the rank of bird colonel and raised an amazing family.

Harper Allan is an amazing man who influenced innumerable people and I am proud to call him my
Grandfather