Allan Norwood Sapp

July 17, 1914 - December 19, 2011

ALLAN NORWOOD SAPP Born in Morris, Illinois, on July 17, 1914, Allan grew up in Denver, Phoenix and Los Angeles, graduating from Hollywood High School. Allan worked for the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. in Los Angeles before joining the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in WWII. Stationed in Hawaii during the war, he rose to the rank of Captain while acquiring land and managing assets for the military. At the end of the war, he married the love of his life, Doris Day, of Tacoma, Washington. The newlyweds moved to San Francisco where he assisted the War Assets Administration with selling government-owned property after the war. Moving back to Los Angeles, he began working for Safeway Stores and for 27 years ran the Southern California Division’s real estate operations, eventually from San Diego. After fifty years in San Diego, Allan and Doris moved to the Carson Valley in 2006 to be close to family. In retirement, the couple loved to travel and dine out. They were favorite customers at many of the top restaurants in both San Diego and Northern Nevada. Always gracious and accommodating, he was an avid stamp collector, a voracious reader and a fascinated student of history. Allan died peacefully at home on December 19, 2011. He was predeceased by his wife of almost 64 years and is survived by a son, Allan D. Sapp, daughter-in-law, P.J. Sapp and two grandchildren, Holden and Hillary Sapp.