04/02/1951 – 05/18/2021 John Stephen McAllen was born on April 2nd, 1951 to Eva and O. John McAllen. He grew up in Monterey Park along with his sister Theresa. He attended Mark Keppel Excessive College, the place he was an impressive athlete. He then went to Cal State LA, the place he performed baseball and was drafted as a left-handed pitcher by the San Diego Padres. He spent a number of years with the Padres Minor League system, the place he received two World Collection. The primary was with the Single A Walla Walla Workforce in 1973 and the second with the Triple A Hawaii Islanders in 1978. Shortly after the ’78 season, he was referred to as to the massive membership, the place he hit their bullpen. That 12 months he suffered a limb harm that led to his eventual retirement from baseball. After baseball, he was a profession salesman. For the subsequent forty years he labored within the sale of commercial gases, chlorine and bleach. He spent his final 20 years at HASA in Saugus. He excelled in customer support. He had a knack for making his prospects really feel valued and vital. John met his old flame, Maurine Sowby, whereas he was in faculty at Cal State LA. Maurine traveled the world with John taking part in baseball in international locations comparable to Louisiana, Venezuela and Hawaii. They married on February 15, 1975. They welcomed their first son, Chris, on January 15, 1981. Their second son Ryan was born on January 20, 1986. Maurine tragically died on January 19, 1992 on the age of 39. John met the second love of his life, Mary, whereas visiting the Golden Spur in Glendora in 1995. They had been married on November 14, 1998. Mary has two kids (Audrey and Jeffrey) they usually merged their household collectively. John and Mary cherished to journey and visited Hawaii, the coast of central California, and Las Vegas. They’d additionally made journeys to Eire, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Alaska, and New Orleans. John and Mary shared a deep love for each other and cherished spending time collectively. It was an unforgettable sight. He related along with his boys by way of sports activities. He coached all of their youth baseball groups. He has been a really supportive and inspiring mentor to all the kids he educated. Ultimately he turned a brilliant fan. He can be there at each recreation and a lot of the coaching periods. Watching his boys play ball was one of many highlights of John’s life. He cherished speaking concerning the recollections. He was an avid golfer and infrequently went out a number of instances a month to play along with his boys and buddies. His brief recreation was unbeatable. He cherished bringing the household collectively. Whether or not it is a household trip within the Excessive Sierras or San Diego, birthday events or holidays, he blossomed with everybody he cherished to have round. He was a really humorous, mild man with an infectious snigger. He loved bringing all of his grandchildren collectively and watching them play. To them he was generally known as Papa Mac. He was an exquisite grandfather. On Could 18, John misplaced his battle with lymphoma. The lack of John deeply affected everybody round him. John left a legacy of kindness, humility, willpower, unconditional love, and assist. John leaves behind his 23-year-old spouse Mary, sons Chris (Gen) and Ryan (Natalie), stepchildren Audrey (Johnny) and Jeffrey (Taylor), his eight grandchildren Molly, Everett, Charlotte, Emerson, Elliott, Lila, and Riley Ryland and his sister Theresa (Allan). The funeral will happen on Saturday, July seventeenth at St. Dorothy’s Catholic Church in Glendora at midday, adopted by a funeral service in Oakdale Cemetery and a reception afterwards.
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Printed by Pasadena Star-Information on June 27, 2021.
