Elaine and Natalie,

My heart breaks for you. I am so sorry for your loss. I remember Allen always being so welcoming and full of joy at summer BBQs, firm Christmas parties and CPA graduation. You two are in my thoughts. Please accept my deepest condolences.

With love,

Natalia

To Allen's family,

Mpy deepest condolences during your time of grief. Allen and I were colleagues and one thing I always admired about him was his conviction in the things he believed in. My family and I will keep you all in prayer.

May God be with you and keep you.

To Elaine and Natalie,

Chanh and I send our deepest sympathies to you for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief.

Chanh, Richard, Lucas, and Charlize

To the family of Allen Dong. My sincere condolences on the passing of Allen. May his memory live in our hearts forever. Until we meet again.

To Allen’s Family,

I had the pleasure of working with Allen on the cancer committee, where he showed me the ropes some 7 years ago. We also discovered a shared history of training in public health. He always took time to check in and sincerely inquire about my own life and experiences, while sharing warmly about his own family, passion for the community and a greater sense of purpose. He was one of the kindest people I have met. His passing is a huge loss and I am grateful to have known him. Please know that with the waves of grief comes memories of his love and importance. No one can ever take those memories. May Allen Rest In Peace and may you find some solace in knowing what a truly amazing person Allen was.

Lauren Birks

I am so sorry to hear of Allen’s passing. I had the privilege of working with Allen at the Alberta Lawyers Indemnity Association. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we only ever had the chance to meet remotely, but even through a computer screen it was evident that Allen could light up a whole room. He brought a sense of joy and humor to every meeting and virtual get together, and he always spoke with such enthusiasm about his family (especially Natalie and her accomplishments) and his travels. I am so glad to have met Allen, even if for a relatively brief time. He was a valued member of our team and will be greatly missed.

Elaine & Natalie,

We are so sorry for your loss. Our sincere condolences to you & your family!

Shirley, Larry, Jennifer & Christopher

Elaine and Natalie,

I am so sorry that you are grieving the loss of a wonderful husband and father. He will continue to be with you in the memories that you shared.

Dear Elaine and Natalie,

We are so very sorry for your loss. We greatly admired Allen and treasured the moments we could spend with you all. This moment has filled our hearts with deep sadness as none of us could have foreseen losing such a wonderful person so soon. Our thoughts are with you, and we hope to connect with you soon to share our love and support.

Anna & Victor

My sincere condolences to Allen's family. I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Allen at St. Lukes parish, where he was a dedicated parishioner. I enjoyed Allen's readings he was an eloquent speaker and seemed to put a little bit of himself into the text. Allen set a very high standard for himself, which he worked at constantly, always helping others, giving of himself. Thank you for your service, my friend. RIP Allen

Dearest Elaine and Natalie,

We are so sorry for your loss. Allen was a smart and charismatic person. I enjoyed all my conversations with him, as he was genuine to his core. I am deeply saddened by his sudden passing; as the news seemed surreal to me. He left us way too soon.

He was and will always be a beloved member of our family. He will be missed, but never forgotten. I will contact you both, once you had a chance to grieve. Our sincere condolences.

Dave, Sonya, and Daniel

I had the pleasure of working with Allen at United Way. I always appreciated his warm and caring approach. He brought a smile, deep curiosity and a lightness to every meeting and conversation, even the difficult ones. To Allen's family, I am very sorry for your loss.

Dear Elaine and Natalie,

We are so sorry for your loss and feel the deep void left by his passing. We cannot imagine the grief both of you are feeling. Allen was such a wonderful person and we are so honoured to have had him in our family. I will always remember how he would always make it a point to sit down and connect with everybody at every gathering. He is and will always be missed by us.

Julie, Alfred, Lauren and Christian

Elaine, so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and Natalie at this time. Pls accept my deepest condolences.

Our sincere condolences on the passing of Allen. Many of us had the opportunity to work alongside Allen while he was at United Way Calgary. He was such a kind, thoughtful and valuable part of our team. He always talked so proudly of his family and we are so sorry for your loss.

Friends from United Way

My sincere condolences to you, Elaine and Natalie. I was extremely privileged to count Allen among my circle of close friends, students and colleagues over the years. His love and devotion to family, friends, his church and the good of the broader community - together with his tireless work ethic - seemed always boundless. His untimely passing leaves such a gap for so many. May he rest in peace.

Glenys Godlovitch

Hi Elaine,

I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Linzi

To Allen's dear family,

Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. I worked with Allen more than 12 years ago. He was part of our graduate student team supervised by Glenys Godlovitch. He was known to be a positive, resourceful, and very thoughtful person. Although I didn't know him personally, he left a very positive impression on me. I can imagine that his parents were very proud of him and my condolences go to them, as well as to his wife and daughter. May he rest in peace.

Warm regards,

Rose Geransar

Dear Elaine and Natalie, I was so sad to hear of your loss. Please accept my sincerest condolences and know that I am thinking of both of you.

Elaine, my deepest condolences to you and Natalie. I'm sorry to hear of your loss.

Dear Allen’s family,

I am sorry for your loss. I enjoyed working with Allen at ALIA and getting to know him. Not only did I admire his curiosity and technical skills, but his wit, humour and kind nature. He will be missed and my thoughts are with you.

John Eamon

Dearest Elaine & Natalie,

Please know that we grieve with you over Allen's sudden passing. He was a kind soul who always shared his sunny smiles and great sense of humour with us. We feel blessed that we were able to be together as a family with Allen throughout these many years. He will be deeply missed.

Amy & Manny Filiantris

Elaine and Natalie, so sorry for your loss. We always had engaging conversations with Allen at KPMG functions and I always admired his passion and intellect. Sincere condolence. Kerry and Randy Kraft.

Elaine and Natalie,

I am so sorry for your loss. I will treasure my memories of spending time with Alan and getting to know him on the partner getaways and Christmas parties.

Lina Suey

Dearest Natalie and Elaine,

We are so saddened and am still trying to believe this. We are so so sorry for your loss. We will always always be a part of your lives and we will miss Allen dearly. It seems like yesterday we were golfing and laughing up a storm .

So many good times spent with Allen .

Miss you Allen.

Hugs to you Natalie and Elaine.

Love always, Ian, Elaine(the other one) ,Katelyn,Maddy,Gigi and James .

My deepest sympathies to all who loved Allen.

I met Allen in elementary school and for the short time we spent together so long ago, I have so many fond memories that he figures prominently in. Brilliant yet humble, always kind and generous with a sense of humour that I could always count on to make me laugh out loud.

I was so happy to be able to catch up over the past couple of years. Natalie, your Dad was so proud of you, I could feel it every time we messaged.

I wish there were words to ease your pain. The world has lost one of the best people I have ever known.

Dear Elaine and Natalie,

Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family. We have known Allen for over a decade through Elaine. Allen is kind, thoughtful, genuine and has a great sense of humour. He is always there to give me life advice or a warm hug when I need him. Allen has helped us babysit a couple times and my kids absolutely love him. He is also a wonderful father and an amazing husband.

Love,

Anny, Danny, Ian and Natalie

I am also very sorry for your loss. I first met Allen at a HREBA retreat in Edmonton several years ago. Had numerous lively discussions with him at these retreats, some quite humorous. As a fairly new member of HREBA’s Cancer Committee, I had been hoping to get advice from Allen as to ways to become a fully contributing community representative on the Committee. I will greatly miss him.

Jamie

Our heartfelt condolences to the entire family. We are fortunate to have known Allen through Elaine and enjoyed many family get togethers, chatting about his committee work in cancer research, latest movies and future travel plans. Allen was a wonderful person with a great sense of humour. We will always treasure the special times we spent together and the laughs we shared.

Love,

Christy and Patrick Gooi

Elaine I'm sorry to hear about your loss. My sincere condolences to you and your family. You and your family are in my prayers

Elaine and Natalie,

Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family at this difficult time. I had the pleasure of working with Allen in his role as a business analyst at ALIA. How lucky I felt when Allen joined the team. Not only did he bring deep expertise to ALIA with his data analytics skills, but he could also make his highly technical area of expertise interesting and understandable for everyone – which was no small task! Despite working remotely, Allen quickly formed connections with his colleagues through his great sense of humor, fun “teams” backgrounds and his entertaining stories to go with them. Our weekly catch-up sessions always went longer than scheduled because we had so much to talk about, whether it was work, home repairs, restaurants to eat at or, of course, his family. He was so incredibly proud of both of you. I feel truly blessed that I had the opportunity to spend the past year working with Allen. His warm personality and ability to always bring a smile to his co-workers will be dearly missed. You are both in my thoughts and prayers. Yvonne Ladouceur

I am so very sorry to hear of Allen’s death. I worked with him during his time in Airdrie with the Highland primary care network.

I liked him from our first meeting and was very touched when he gently shared his Catholic faith with me . After he left the PCN we talked about getting together, to continue our friendship. As so often happens life sometimes gets in the way and we lost track. To the Dong family I will always have Allen in my prayers. My God bless you and comfort you in the days to come. Dr. John McSorley

Allen was a fellow HREBA board member (Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta – Cancer Committee) with me before I took on the Chair position. Pre-Covid, when we were still having HREBA Retreats, Allen would always come up from Calgary. He was committed to his role on the board but also looked for any chance he could find to build community. He enjoyed sharing a meal, coffee, or an anecdote – we had many engaging conversations.

He will be missed.

Dale Dewhurst

Friend and Chair of HREBA-CC

Norlaine and I were deeply saddened to hear of Allen's passing. We extend our condolences to Elaine and Natalie and all of Allen's family and friends. Allen was a wonderful man. We have terrific memories of dinner and travel events with Allen and Elaine. Allen will be missed but we are grateful for the time we were able to spend with him.

Our Deepest Sympathies on Allen's passing to Elaine and Natalie and their family. We remember Allen at the Company BBQ. Allen and Olaf were the Great Chef's. Rest in Peace. Rebecca and Olaf Paulus

Our deepest sympathies on Allen’s passing. We know him from St. Luke’s and were shocked to read of his passing. He was very warm and kind, always smiling. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

The Kisser family

Sincere condolences to Elaine and Natalie, as well as Allen’s parents, brother, sister and other relatives. We remember Allen as a kind, gentle and generous man, and devoted husband and father. Rest In Peace. Stephen and Susan Spooner