Allen Davies of Lake Forest passed away peacefully on November 9, 2018 at the Lake Forest Place nursing facility. He was born December 6, 1930 in Houston, TX.
Allen earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and a SM degree in Chemical Engineering from M.I.T. A summer job with the Pan American Refining Company led to a career working for it and its successors, ultimately retiring from Amoco Corporation after 38 years. Allen designed refineries in Texas City, TX and Whiting, IN, rising to Director of Planning & Economics to supply Amoco refineries worldwide. He represented Amoco Internationally and served on the management committee of Amoco Production. His work took him on many trips to Europe, Egypt, the Middle East and the Philippines. When he retired he was the Manager of Investor Relations for Amoco.
A strong sense of civic duty lead him to serve on the Lake Forest District 67 Board of Education as president for 5 years and on the Lake Forest City Council for 7 years. He was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest. He also served on the boards of the Lake Forest Symphony, Friends of the Lake Forest Library, and the Chicago Hearing Society. In addition, he helped form AmoCARES, a group of retired Amoco employees that does volunteer community service.
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He loved music, frequently attending concerts by the Lake Forest and Chicago Symphonies and Ars Viva. At home, he listened to an extensive record collection and had lifelong interests in woodworking and photography. He built many furniture pieces for his home and his family. He brought the Northshore Photography Club to Lake Forest Place retirement community to share his enthusiasm and encourage other amateur photographers, as president then news editor for many years. Allen was in great demand to take photographs for local organizations, including churches and the Boy Scouts. He also enjoyed hiking, singing in the church choir, and traveling around the world, which he documented in many self published travelogues.
Allen is predeceased by his brother Tom and his parents, R. Glenn Davies and Jewel Robinson Davies, and step-mother Grace Kniseley (nee Ryan) Davies. He is survived by his wife, Eliza (nee Taggart), and his three children, Bill Davies and his wife Candy (nee Ermilio), Carolyn (nee Davies) Holt and her husband Rick Holt, and Steve Davies and his wife Laurie McFarlane, as well as seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
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A memorial service will be held in January at the Lake Forest Place Chapel, 1100 Pembridge Dr, Lake Forest, IL. The interment will be a private ceremony for the family at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest.
Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to support the Chicago Hearing Society. www.chicagohearingsociety.org. Info: Wenban Funeral Home (847) 234-0022 or www.wenbanfh.com
