Joseph Allen

Rye - Joseph Allen (28) passed doing something he loved - summiting mountains and skiing down them. Joe was an avid adventurer who traversed peaks and valleys with a backpack full of homemade cookies fit for a bakery window. Joe most recently called Anchorage, Alaska home and wasted no time exploring every crevice the great state offered. Joe spent his days mountain biking, only pausing to adorn his helmet with wildflowers. He was actively pursuing his career goals, flying in western Alaska for Grant Aviation, a job he enjoyed and excelled in. He took his career seriously. One could always count on finding Joe, studying stacks of flashcards with dinner and one of his signature cocktails. Joe knew how to solve most problems, from electrical wiring, to making friends cackle with his witty sense of humor. Joe crafted page-turning poems and short stories and was loved by all who had the opportunity to share an adventure with him. Joe was an "old soul" whose throwback passion for 70s era rock ‘n roll was unique for his age. He was never afraid to challenge the status quo and sought a good debate. Joey grew up on the Atlantic Ocean in Rye, NH with strong interests in boating, fishing in the Adirondacks and Boy Scouting where he achieved the highest rank and honor of Eagle Scout. As Joe evolved as a young man, he found college wasn’t for him and sought a life as an electrician but his dislike for hot attics and wet basements pushed him towards a career as a commercial pilot led by his mentor, John Dillon. Coming from a skiing family, he found more family as a member of the Mad River Glen Ski Patrol. Joe looked out for others, even before he met them, serving the skiing and biking community through Alyeska and Hilltop’s patrol. Joe’s young spirit and fiercely kind heart is remembered through goofy stories and quality friendships. There are no words to describe how many people Joe touched throughout his short life. Joe is survived by his parents, Susan and Chuck Allen, his brother Sam and sister Rose, his beloved Grandfather Don, so many aunts, uncles and cousins and a plethora of friends, scattered across this great country spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Joe for a period of visitation on Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Theresa Church, 820 Central Rd, Rye Beach, NH In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to either of these organizations in honor of Joe Allen. The Friends of Chugach Avalanche Center (FCAC) https://www.cnfaic.org/friends/donate/ Mad River Glen Ski Patrol: Stark Mountain Foundation for benefit of the Mad River Glen Ski Patrol PO Box 1221 Waitsfield, VT 05673 https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E341047&id=38 Written in loving memory of Joe Allen by his family and friends in whom his energy lives on.

Joseph Allen

May 19, 1995 - February 13, 2024