Merrily Jean Allen, 71, died Wednesday October 22, 2008, at her home in Cle Elum, WA, surrounded by her loving family. She succumbed after a 15 month battle with brain cancer.
Ms. Allen was born July 13, 1937, in Seattle, WA to Ernest R. Robertson and Irene Marie Marchette. Merrily was raised in Renton, WA. From age 8 she spent every summer at the family’s summer home on Luana Beach, Vashon Island, WA until she, her husband and their children moved to Vashon Island. She graduated from Renton High School in 1955. She was on the honor roll, active in many school clubs and she played the bass tuba in the marching band. During her high school years she was active in Job’s Daughters and was Honored Queen of Renton Bethel #45. She was also active in Camp Fire Girls and Camp Sealth on Vashon Island.
Merrily attended University of Washington, graduating in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, affiliated with Virginia Mason Hospital.
Merrily Jean Robertson and Erik David Allen were married on September 12, 1958. Merrily and her husband Dave built a unique A-Frame home on acreage overlooking Tramp Harbor on Vashon Island where they raised their 4 children.
While residing on Vashon Island she was an active member of Bethel Evangelical Free Church, an early member of Vashon Allied Arts, and a volunteer firefighter with the Vashon Maury Island Fire Department.
Merrily along with Mary Clark Lee and Jackie Robinnet, helped established the Vashon-Maury Island Health Services Center with a grant from Washington/Alaska Regional Medical Program and local donations to start the community clinic. They were the first of six Nurse Practitioners trained in WA. They provided medical services around the clock at the clinic which opened in July 1972. After many years with V-M Island Health Center she became an Associate Professor of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. However she never left her roots on Vashon and continued to work with Dr. Charles Weispfenning at his office, seeing patients on the weekends.
Merrily went on to earn her Masters degree in Nursing from U of W and her Doctorate of Nursing Science (DNSc) at The University of San Diego. While living in San Diego, she served on the faculty of the School of Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University. One of many honors was the recipient of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 1992 State Awards for Excellence for Washington State. While teaching at PLU, she continued in part-time clinical practice, including at the PLU Wellness Clinic thru most of 2007.
Ms. Allen was born July 13, 1937, in Seattle, WA to Ernest R. Robertson and Irene Marie Marchette. Merrily was raised in Renton, WA. From age 8 she spent every summer at the family’s summer home on Luana Beach, Vashon Island, WA until she, her husband and their children moved to Vashon Island. She graduated from Renton High School in 1955. She was on the honor roll, active in many school clubs and she played the bass tuba in the marching band. During her high school years she was active in Job’s Daughters and was Honored Queen of Renton Bethel #45. She was also active in Camp Fire Girls and Camp Sealth on Vashon Island.
Merrily attended University of Washington, graduating in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, affiliated with Virginia Mason Hospital.
Merrily Jean Robertson and Erik David Allen were married on September 12, 1958. Merrily and her husband Dave built a unique A-Frame home on acreage overlooking Tramp Harbor on Vashon Island where they raised their 4 children.
While residing on Vashon Island she was an active member of Bethel Evangelical Free Church, an early member of Vashon Allied Arts, and a volunteer firefighter with the Vashon Maury Island Fire Department.
Merrily along with Mary Clark Lee and Jackie Robinnet, helped established the Vashon-Maury Island Health Services Center with a grant from Washington/Alaska Regional Medical Program and local donations to start the community clinic. They were the first of six Nurse Practitioners trained in WA. They provided medical services around the clock at the clinic which opened in July 1972. After many years with V-M Island Health Center she became an Associate Professor of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. However she never left her roots on Vashon and continued to work with Dr. Charles Weispfenning at his office, seeing patients on the weekends.
Merrily went on to earn her Masters degree in Nursing from U of W and her Doctorate of Nursing Science (DNSc) at The University of San Diego. While living in San Diego, she served on the faculty of the School of Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University. One of many honors was the recipient of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 1992 State Awards for Excellence for Washington State. While teaching at PLU, she continued in part-time clinical practice, including at the PLU Wellness Clinic thru most of 2007.
Merrily Jean Allen, 71, died Wednesday October 22, 2008, at her home in Cle Elum, WA, surrounded by her loving family. She succumbed after a 15 month battle with brain cancer.
Ms. Allen was born July 13, 1937, in Seattle, WA to Ernest R. Robertson and Irene Marie Marchette. Merrily was raised in Renton, WA. From age 8 she spent every summer at the family’s summer home on Luana Beach, Vashon Island, WA until she, her husband and their children moved to Vashon Island. She graduated from Renton High School in 1955. She was on the honor roll, active in many school clubs and she played the bass tuba in the marching band. During her high school years she was active in Job’s Daughters and was Honored Queen of Renton Bethel #45. She was also active in Camp Fire Girls and Camp Sealth on Vashon Island.
Merrily attended University of Washington, graduating in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, affiliated with Virginia Mason Hospital.
Merrily Jean Robertson and Erik David Allen were married on September 12, 1958. Merrily and her husband Dave built a unique A-Frame home on acreage overlooking Tramp Harbor on Vashon Island where they raised their 4 children.
While residing on Vashon Island she was an active member of Bethel Evangelical Free Church, an early member of Vashon Allied Arts, and a volunteer firefighter with the Vashon Maury Island Fire Department.
Merrily along with Mary Clark Lee and Jackie Robinnet, helped established the Vashon-Maury Island Health Services Center with a grant from Washington/Alaska Regional Medical Program and local donations to start the community clinic. They were the first of six Nurse Practitioners trained in WA. They provided medical services around the clock at the clinic which opened in July 1972. After many years with V-M Island Health Center she became an Associate Professor of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. However she never left her roots on Vashon and continued to work with Dr. Charles Weispfenning at his office, seeing patients on the weekends.
Merrily went on to earn her Masters degree in Nursing from U of W and her Doctorate of Nursing Science (DNSc) at The University of San Diego. While living in San Diego, she served on the faculty of the School of Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University. One of many honors was the recipient of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 1992 State Awards for Excellence for Washington State. While teaching at PLU, she continued in part-time clinical practice, including at the PLU Wellness Clinic thru most of 2007.
Ms. Allen was born July 13, 1937, in Seattle, WA to Ernest R. Robertson and Irene Marie Marchette. Merrily was raised in Renton, WA. From age 8 she spent every summer at the family’s summer home on Luana Beach, Vashon Island, WA until she, her husband and their children moved to Vashon Island. She graduated from Renton High School in 1955. She was on the honor roll, active in many school clubs and she played the bass tuba in the marching band. During her high school years she was active in Job’s Daughters and was Honored Queen of Renton Bethel #45. She was also active in Camp Fire Girls and Camp Sealth on Vashon Island.
Merrily attended University of Washington, graduating in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, affiliated with Virginia Mason Hospital.
Merrily Jean Robertson and Erik David Allen were married on September 12, 1958. Merrily and her husband Dave built a unique A-Frame home on acreage overlooking Tramp Harbor on Vashon Island where they raised their 4 children.
While residing on Vashon Island she was an active member of Bethel Evangelical Free Church, an early member of Vashon Allied Arts, and a volunteer firefighter with the Vashon Maury Island Fire Department.
Merrily along with Mary Clark Lee and Jackie Robinnet, helped established the Vashon-Maury Island Health Services Center with a grant from Washington/Alaska Regional Medical Program and local donations to start the community clinic. They were the first of six Nurse Practitioners trained in WA. They provided medical services around the clock at the clinic which opened in July 1972. After many years with V-M Island Health Center she became an Associate Professor of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. However she never left her roots on Vashon and continued to work with Dr. Charles Weispfenning at his office, seeing patients on the weekends.
Merrily went on to earn her Masters degree in Nursing from U of W and her Doctorate of Nursing Science (DNSc) at The University of San Diego. While living in San Diego, she served on the faculty of the School of Nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University. One of many honors was the recipient of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 1992 State Awards for Excellence for Washington State. While teaching at PLU, she continued in part-time clinical practice, including at the PLU Wellness Clinic thru most of 2007.
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