William (Bill) Parker Allen Jr. passed away on Thursday, 5 November 2020, in New Jersey at the age of 89.

Bill was born on May 30, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Florence Barney Allen and William Parker Allen. He attended C.E. Byrd High School and Centenary College of Louisiana. He lived in Shreveport for over 56 years, before his adventurous soul sent him to Arkansas, Durham, N.C., and finally settling in Garfield, N.J. where he lived for around 28 years.

He had a passion for photography and a love of the ocean. He studied photography under William Mortensen, and while he later went on to pursue several business interests, he returned to photography when he moved to Garfield, N.J.

While he had many hobbies he particularly enjoyed scuba diving, racing boats, water skiing, radio-controlled airplanes and cars, putting together models of ships and other vehicles, along with collecting medieval weapons and armor. He was a member of the ArkLaTex Diver's Association and earned his pilot's license around the age of 16, and loved to fly with his mother who was also a pilot.

Bill was a member at the Bread of life Fellowship in Wayne, NJ.

He is predeceased by his parents, and son Parker Allen Turner. Bill is survived by his daughter, Leigh and granddaughter Amelia, along with many loving friends from his church community.

Special gratitude goes to Sal and Camille of New Jersey for their friendship and support to Bill who mentioned them often, along with many others who he considered great friends and made his life better by their presence.

Graveside services will be held Friday, November 20, 2020 at 1:00pm at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations to the Oceanic Preservation Society, a food pantry in Bergen County, New Jersey, or the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana in Shreveport, LA.