Richard Chapman Allen Jr

Richard Chapman Allen, Jr., 61, of Cle Elum, passed away in his home on Saturday, July 31, 2021. He was born to Richard Allen, Sr. and Shirley Pettersen in Durham, North Carolina on November 26, 1959. He attended high school in Longview, Washington and went to Clover Park vocational school in Tacoma for auto body repair. He worked in the auto body field before co-owning his own gardening retail shops since 1995. He enjoyed gardening, snowmobiling, riding quads, driving and working on cars, camping, and spending time with his friends and family. On December 21, 1995 he married Rebecca Chapin in Tacoma. He was preceded in death by his father Richard Allen Sr. and mother Shirley Pettersen. He is survived by his spouse, Becky Allen; children Samantha and Nathan Allen; sister Sharon Allen Evans and grandchild Mariah Allen. His memorial service will be held at Cle Elum Church of Nazarene (temporarily moved to the Roslyn Masonic Lodge) at 2:00p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021.  Johnston & Williams Funeral Home of Cle Elum has been entrusted with caring for the family.  Online condolences may be left at www.johnston-williams.com