Jim Allen:  

Workplace Following my retirement from the Navy, I took a position with the Department of Energy at the Hanford site, in Washington St, where I manage a program that verifies a company is ready to safely start new work. Hanford is the location where the material for the 1st nuclear bomb was made. I was with the DOE for about 3 years then transfered, doing the same kind of work, with one of the contractors. Military I enlisted in the Navy in 1969 and went active in 1970. I was trainined as a nuclear electrician and served on 4 submarines. The majority of my career was served in San Diego, 1970 to 1976, then 1980 to 1994. I served 2 years at Lubbock, Texas as a test administrator, the 2 years at Norfolk, Virginia, on another submarine. I was commissioned in 1988 as a Warrant Officer and retired in 1994. Obituary CW03 (SS) James Joseph Allen, USN Retired, age 60, died on February 9, 2011 at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. He was known as Jim or Papa to all those who knew and loved him. Jim is survived by his wife Cody Allen of Richland WA, his two daughters Stephanie Allen-Wendel and husband Clem Wendel of Pasco WA; and Wendy Patterson and her husband Jeff Patterson of Abilene TX and his 5 grandchildren Joshua and Ashley McCreight, and Rachel, Megan and Andrew Stovall; his mother, Chris Allen of Riverside CA, his...Expand for more