Sean Michael Allen

Sean Allen, 49, of Rosebud, died Saturday, February 12, 2022, in a Temple hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Allen was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Sean was born March 19, 1972 in Fort Worth and was adopted by Bill and Beth Allen. He attended Rosebud-Lott Primary, Intermediate, Junior High and High School. He graduated from Rosebud-Lott High School in 1990. He played basketball and tennis while in high school and was named Super Cen-Tex and Academic All-State in basketball his senior year. He was a member of the National Honor Society. He attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, majoring in accounting, and graduated in 1994. After graduation, he moved to Chapel Hill, NC. He married Devon Loeffler of Huntsville on March 4, 1994. They were divorced in 2012. They have two children, Madeleine and Caroline.

Sean worked in the power industry and held various jobs all across the United States, including two years working in Texas for ERCOT, as part of the team to develop a new software program to control the power grid, a program based on the documents that established the grid. He also worked for Progress Energy and BP.

Besides his love for his daughters, Sean’s consuming interest was cooking. He was a gourmet cook and his expertise ranged across many different cuisines. His daughters were especially fond of his chocolate pecan bourbon pie that he made often at Christmas.

He was preceded in death by his father.

His mother, Beth Allen of Rosebud, his daughters, Madeleine Allen and Caroline Allen of North Carolina, and his sister, Shannon Allen of Austin, survive him.

Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud is in charge of arrangements.