Allen E. Schou

Allen E. Schou, 89, passed away January 4, 2020. Allen was born on January 14, 1930 in Detroit to Anders Axel and Mary M. (nee: Pedersen) Schou, the first of their two sons. Allen graduated from McKinley High School in Detroit. He joined the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and was stationed at the Grosse Isle Naval Station where he served as an Aircraft Mechanic. It was at the Naval Station NCO club where he proposed to Lillian Grigo. They were married on February 2, 1951 and enjoyed 63 years of marriage.

He began his career as a carpenter and became a General Construction Superintendent for Darin & Armstrong, Inc. He later owned and operated MSI, Inc., a Construction Management company, primarily building and renovating hospitals throughout Michigan. At MSI, Allen was Vice-President of Construction. He is a graduate of Carpentry Apprentice School with a Bachelor of Commercial Science degree from D.B. I.

Allen is survived by his daughters, Sandra Schou, Linda Schou and Debra (Fred) Brunk; brother, Kenneth (Colleen) Schou; granddaughters, Leah Brunk and Rachael (John) Krutty; niece, Kendra (Danny) Rawls; nephews, Todd (Mary) Schou and Glenn (Sue) Schou. In addition to his parents, Allen was predeceased by his wife, Lillian (2014), Sandra's husband, Robert Pado (2008), and niece, Susan Urben (2019).

Memorials in honor of Allen may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society-Donor Services, P.O. Box 98018, Washington, D.C. 20090-8018 (www.lls.org) or Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516 (woundedwarriorproject.org).

Services are private. Please share condolences or a memory of Allen with his family at his online guest book.