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Allen, Barry Barry Allen was born November 16, 1938 and he passed away on September 17, 2018. He moved from Tennessee to Orange County at age 11. Barry served in the U.S. Army where he led a dangerous, covert operation for the U.S. government during the Cuban missile crisis. After the Army, he returned to Orange County, and graduated from South Western Law School and became an attorney in 1970. During his legal career, which spanned over four decades, he was a partner in Portigal, Hammerton & Allen, and Allen Law Firm. He successfully tried well over 100 civil jury trials to verdict. He was a member and Orange County past president of the prestigious legal organization, American Board of Trial Advocates, ABOTA. He and his wife Debra traveled the world in their 47 years of marriage to Egypt, India, Russia, Greece, France, England, the Baltics, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ceylon Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, the Kiel Canal, the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal and Hawaii, Alaska, New York, Florida, Michigan, Utah. Barry was active in civic affairs, serving for many years on the board of directors of the Harbor View Hills Community Association, and the Corona del Mar Residents Association. He enjoyed football and golf and was a longtime member of the Newport Beach Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Debra; son, Kurt; and grandchildren, Ryan and Alexandra. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution in Barry’s name to your own favorite charity.
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