Allen Webb Sr.

Allen Wayne Webb, Sr. came into this world as the Angels sang and he fixed his eyes upon them with awe, amazement, and reverence.  He believed, all of his life, that the Angels were always with him and protecting him.  And They were.  The Scriptures were a blessed assurance to Allen.  He believed that, “The Angel of the Lord encamps round about them that fear HIM, and delivereth them,” – Psalms 34:7, and, “For HE shall give HIS Angels charge over thee; To keep thee in all thy ways.” – Psalms 91:11

This was the mantra of Allen Wayne Webb, Sr. at birth, throughout his years, and until his passing.

Allen was born on June 24, 1962, at St. Anthony Hospital, in Denver, Colorado, to his ecstatic mother, the former ShirLyee Jean Martin Webb and her proud husband, Wellington E. Webb.  An energetic, lively, good-looking, and vivacious baby, Allen was a loving and pleasant surprise to ShirLyee and Wellington because they did not know that they were having twins.  Making a grand entrance into this world, Allen was born exactly twenty-two minutes right behind his twin brother, Anthony Wade Webb.  Allen and Anthony were close to each other from their birth to Allen’s passing.  Allen’s and Anthony’s sweet little sister, Felecia Bernadette Webb, passed away at a very young age.

When his father, Wellington, later married Wilma Jean Gerdine Webb, Allen inherited a very loving blended family where his family grew to six members, having gained an older brother, Keith A. Thomas, and a sister, Stephanie Y. Thomas O’Malley.  Both Wellington and Wilma lovingly spent their lives raising their four children together. Allen, a bright and intelligent, active, sports-loving personality, who was a great basketball player, and who also was very artistically creative and a deep thinker who was always eager to be with friends and family in provocative discussions all the time, was part of a family where he could be himself.  There were many facets of his life which brought joy to him and joy to others.

Accepting Jesus Christ as his personal savior, Allen was a very spiritual and religious person.  He was baptized at Zion Baptist Church by Reverend Wendell T. Liggins at the age of 12.  Later in his life in his early 20’s, Allen was then baptized a second time at King Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado.  He requested Reverend Frank M. Davis of Zion Baptist Church to baptize him a third time where he remained a member until his passing.  He read his Bible often, lived to help other people, and told people where to find certain Biblical references for them to read.

He was a very popular student in his schools, which included Phillips Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, Whittier Elementary School, Morey Jr. High School, and Denver’s East High School, where he was a star basketball player at each of these schools.  He also travelled in many states playing with citywide teammates and competing with teams that were his age and very competitive.  He furthered his Education when he enrolled in Ranger Jr. College, in Ft. Worth, Texas, majoring in Computer Technology.  He later also attended Trinidad Jr. College in Trinidad, Colorado.

He was a man who had a natural likeable personality, and he was a quick thinker and a fast learner. Whoever considered him for employment hired him.  Throughout his life he possessed a strong work ethic where he had the ability to work diligently to do his job well.  Some of his occupations included his working as a Security Guard at Denver Water, working as a Sorter Operator in Item Processing for Rocky Mountain Bank Notes, working as a successful employee for the Denver Convention Center, and as a Construction Worker for Roberts Construction Company, as well as in other job placements.

Early in his life, he enlisted in the United States Army. As a proud Honorably Discharged Veteran of the U.S. Army who had been stationed in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, as a member of the 101st Airborne, he served in the countries of Panama, and Korea where he had Orders to the DMZ of Korea.  While at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, he was a star basketball player for the Army.  He loved serving his nation while in the armed forces.

In 1983, Allen married Carola A. Thompson, in which Allen Wayne, II and Jaime Alexandria Webb were born, and were blessed to become a family uniting brothers Michael Thompson and Diallo Thompson with Allen II and Jaime.  He was very close to all of his children.  Diallo often said, “Pops taught me a lot in life…how to drive, spell, clean, iron, and shoot a basketball, and Michael acknowledged their love for each other when he said, “Me and Big Al been around the world together, from being the oldest, to learning life lessons together, to becoming best friends.”

Allen’s “pride and joy” was having his “mini me Allen II.”  He enjoyed dressing him and having him tag along with him every where he went.  He prided himself on athletically training him because “Adubb’s” had the best jumper as he would often boast about.

Jaime was Allen’s precious jewel.  “Precious” was the name he fondly named and called her.  His joy for his daughter was a love that Allen would loudly profess.

Allen truly believed in love and marriage.  He and Kimiko “Kim” Jones Webb were married on June 4, 2012, and shared many happy moments together in their marriage. They were true to each other until his passing.

There is no doubt about it, family was extremely important to him and his love for children was unmatched.  He was a very selfless person, who was spiritual, and always extracted the good out of people.  These qualities have been witnessed by all who he has encountered on his journey.  No matter what the struggles that life brought about, Allen was always optimistic that better days were upon all of us, but at the same time, he reinforced the wisdom that we all must get “Our Houses in Order.”

Allen Wayne Webb, Sr. moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, 10 years ago, where he lived as a Veteran of the Army.  His last request was that he wanted to come home to Denver where he could be closer to his family.  He was making arrangements to do that.

Allen Wayne Webb, Sr. was a bright and intelligent personality who loved his family, his friends, and the company of people.  He loved his country where he served with eagerness and loyalty.  He was fun to be with, talking a lot, playing basketball, laughing and making people happy.  He was courageous and adventurous, especially by going into some countries to protect America.  He was well-loved and he will be greatly missed by his loved ones and everyone who was close enough to really know him.

On December 12, 2020, Allen Wayne Webb, Sr. went home to be with the Lord in his Heavenly Home.  Following a massive heart attack, he passed away peacefully with members of his family at his bedside at Mt. Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He leaves to cherish his memory:  His loving wife, Kimiko “Kim” Jones Webb, his loving children, Allen Wayne Webb, II (Andrea), Jaime Alexandria Webb, Michael Thompson (Sharmaine), Diallo Thompson (Ashton), his loving and devoted parents, Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb, his twin brother, Anthony W. Webb (Rose), his loving sister, Stephanie Y. O’Malley, his grandchildren, Ajayce, Aubrey, Jaeden, Jaeda, Terra, Shahrazad, Keelan, Kobe, Daizja, Jade, Diallo Jr., Jaylisa, Melia, King, Jakius, Journee, Davis, Ryder, Isaiah, Nyasia, Nahia and a grand host of uncles, aunts, nieces, cousins, and many, many close friends.  He was preceded in death by his mother, the former ShirLyee Jean Martin Webb, one sister, Felecia Bernadette Webb, and one brother, Keith A. Thomas, and one granddaughter Angelina Carola Thompson.

Allen Wayne Webb, Sr. will be missed by all who knew him, but he is now at home with the Lord where the Angels are still watching over him.