V. Dean Allred

Victor Dean Allred, 89, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died April 27, 2012 at his home in Springville, Utah. Dean was born September 13, 1922 to Angus and Lulu Cram Allred. He was raised on a farm near Delta, Millard County, Utah. An excellent student, Dean received a scholarship to SUU and later to the University of Utah. He married Alice Jackson May 9, 1944 in the Salt Lake Temple. During WWII (43-46), Dean served in the United States Army Air Corps as a meteorologist in the Pacific. Upon his return to the U of U, he earned a BS in Chemical Engineering (1948) and a PhD in Fuel Technology (1951). In 1951 during the Korean War, he was a Captain in the USAF and served at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH.



In 1953 he went to work at the National Laboratories of Oak Ridge, TN. The family moved to Littleton, Colorado in 1956 where Dean worked as a research scientist for Marathon Oil Company for 32 years. An author and inventor he holds multiple U.S. and foreign patents. He was internationally recognized as an authority on oil shale processing technology. He was an Eagle Scout and served in many adult leadership positions in the scouting program including district commissioner. Dean had a firm testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and served in many LDS church callings including: branch president, bishop, high councilor, and counselor to two mission presidents. He served as a sealer in the LDS Denver Temple for 22 years and sealed 19 of his grandchildren to their spouses. Dean's mind and sense of humor remained sharp to the end. He continued serving and loving all around him, finally succumbing to the cumulative effect of cancer and Parkinson's disease.



Dean was recognized as the Littleton Colorado Father of the Year in 1978. We know dad regarded his role as husband and father as his most important calling and looks forward to his family being with him for eternity.



He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Alice, and 6 children: David D. Allred (Janice) of Provo, UT, Thomas J. Allred (Astrid) of Vernal, UT, Margaret A. Wilkins (Alan) of Provo, UT, Wendell K. Allred (Darlene) of Sugarland, TX, Marilyn A. Riddle of Provo, UT, and Kevin L. Allred (Lynda) of Chadds Ford, PA. He has 46 grandchildren and 64 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his older brothers, Glenn Angus and Thomas Boyd and a younger sister, Llonas Miller. He is survived by his twin sisters, Vada A. Beckstead and Ada A. Evans.



Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 11 a.m. in the Springville 9th Ward Chapel located at 878 West Center in Springville. Friends and family may call Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville or Tuesday at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery with military rites by the American Legion.