Celebration of Life: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 15, 2023
Location: On the Lawn of the Allen Home, Hampton Virginia
Donald Bascom Allen, Jr. passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. Don was born in Fauquier County and spent his youth on a horse, cattle and sheep farm. He graduated from Fauquier High School where he was the Valedictorian. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and his MS in Industrial Administration from Purdue University. He was the CEO and the COO of E.T. Lawson since 1990; a family business that he truly loved. He loved to travel and was an avid reader, regularly reading 5 books at a time.
He was very involved in the oil and petroleum industry and his community. He was a founding Member and Chairman of the National Oil Heat Research Alliance, Petroleum Marketers Association of America Board Member, Chairman and Board Member of the Virginia Petroleum Convenience and Grocery Association, Virginia Oil Man of the Year, Hampton City School Board Vice-Chairman and Board Member, Thomas Nelson Community College Chairman and Board Member, Chairman and Board Member of Monarch Bank, Board Member of TowneBank and member of First United Methodist Church where he was a Sunday School teacher and the Nursery School Director.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Donald Bascom Allen and Jane Allen. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Nancy Lawson Allen; his son, Donald B. Allen, III and his wife, Lolita, of Newport News, VA; his daughter, Jane Allen Imperatore and her husband, Brant of McLean, VA; his brother, David H. Allen and his wife, Stephanie of Williamsburg, VA; his 6 grandchildren, Michael, Brittany and Kaitlyn Allen and Amory, Mac and Nate Imperatore; his loyal furry companion, Me-Too and a large extended family.
A Celebration of Don’s Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2023 by Rev. Vollers Hanson on the lawn of the Allen’s home in Hampton, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Queens St., Hampton, VA 23669 or The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, 2401 Aluminum Ave., Hampton, VA 23661. Arrangements by Weymouth Funeral Home.