Allen Sparkman ’68

Allen died peacefully April 25, 2019, of ALS. He was 73.

He came to Princeton from Spring Branch Senior High School in Houston, Texas, where he was student council president and on the debate squad. At Princeton he majored in history, ate at Quad, and was active in Whig-Clio, the Undergraduate Schools Committee, and the Bridge Club.

After Princeton he served in the Army, then attended the University of Texas Law School, where he was vice chancellor in the school’s most prestigious honor society, an editor of the Texas Law Review, and graduated with high honors. In 2015 he earned a certificate of theology and ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Professionally, Allen was a master of all things partnership. He was a founding partner of Sparkman & Foote, where he practiced tax and business law. His practice included business transactions, securities, and tax and professional responsibility. He was a member of the Business Law Sections of both Texas and Colorado and active in CLE, especially for the Colorado bar, producing a significant number of CLE documents. He was also the author of one book on limited liability company law. In spite of his ALS, Allen was actively involved in the practice of law until two weeks prior to his passing.

Allen is survived by his children, Julianna Overstreet, David Sparkman, and Miriam Sparkman Reese; and his longtime partner, Adrienne Bond. The class extends its deepest sympathies to them all.