Theodore Allavena
Theodore Allavena, of Northeast Philadelphia, sadly passed away on June 1, 2025, at the age of 91.
Beloved husband of the late Gertrude Allavena. Cherished father of Theodore Allavena Jr. (Denise), Angel Jones (Scott), and Roger Allavena. Proud grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 11.
Theodore will be interred in Washington Crossing National Cemetery by his family at a later date.
Many happy memories of family gatherings and Sunday breakfast at the diner followed by a game of Mexican train Dominos. 🥰 I will miss you Poppy. RIP. Love your favorite daughter in law, Denise
Poppy was so kind and generous! He had a huge heart...room for everyone! He was so hilariously funny and I loved all the times I had a chance to spend with him over the years just laughing it up over something/anything! Just very recently we were cracking up over some old army stories and then he told me and that his buddies called him Theo not Ted so I started calling him Poppy Theo. He got a kick out of that. He was the greatest grandfather to my three sons and I loved the special individual bond he had with each of them! love ya and miss you much!
Poppy was the most generous person ever !! He never said no…so if he could help you or give it to you then he just did !!! He had a huge heart …room for everyone. He was so hilariously funny and I loved all the times I was lucky enough to spend with him over the years just laughing it up with him Just recently we were cracking up together about his army days and some army buddies calling him Theo so I started calling him Poppy Theo instead of just Poppy He was the greatest grandfather to all of my sons and I loved the special individual bonds he had with each of them. I will miss you much 🩵💙🩵
This is the poppy that we all knew and love. He was the king of our family !! We love you and will miss you so much. You loving daughter!!!
By the time I was introduced to Pop, I had already lost my grandparents. From the moment I met Pop he accepted and treated me just like another grandkid. Pop was so funny, and caring. He never let us leave without telling us he loved us. I will always remember his smiling face playing Mexican train dominoes. ❤️
I got my first job at age 16 and I remember Pop made such a big deal about it and wanted to take me out to dinner and congratulate me. I said, “Pop, it’s not that big of a deal. It’s just a dinky first job making minimum wage, no reason to celebrate” and he replied to me “Nonsense! It doesn’t matter what you do for work, you could have a job shoveling sh*t, as long as you be the best damn sh*t shoveler you can be, I will be proud of you.” Those words always resonated with me and I carry them with me to this day. Pop was always so supportive, loving and caring and that is how he will be remembered by me.
I got my first job at age 16 and I remember Pop made such a big deal about it and wanted to take me out to dinner and congratulate me. I said, “Pop, it’s not that big of a deal. It’s just a dinky first job making minimum wage, no reason to celebrate” and he replied to me “Nonsense! It doesn’t matter what you do for work, you could have a job shoveling sh*t, as long as you be the best damn sh*t shoveler you can be, I will be proud of you.” Those words always resonated with me and I carry them with me to this day. Pop was always so supportive, loving and caring and that is how he will be remembered by me.
By the time I was introduced to Pop, I had already lost my grandparents. From the moment I met Pop he accepted and treated me just like another grandkid. Pop was so funny, and caring. He never let us leave without telling us he loved us. I will always remember his smiling face playing Mexican train dominoes. ❤️
This is the poppy that we all knew and love. He was the king of our family !! We love you and will miss you so much. You loving daughter!!!
Poppy was the most generous person ever !! He never said no…so if he could help you or give it to you then he just did !!! He had a huge heart …room for everyone. He was so hilariously funny and I loved all the times I was lucky enough to spend with him over the years just laughing it up with him
Just recently we were cracking up together about his army days and some army buddies calling him Theo so I started calling him Poppy Theo instead of just Poppy He was the greatest grandfather to all of my sons and I loved the special individual bonds he had with each of them.
I will miss you much 🩵💙🩵
Poppy was so kind and generous! He had a huge heart…room for everyone! He was so hilariously funny and I loved all the times I had a chance to spend with him over the years just laughing it up over something/anything! Just very recently we were cracking up over some old army stories and then he told me and that his buddies called him Theo not Ted so I started calling him Poppy Theo. He got a kick out of that. He was the greatest grandfather to my three sons and I loved the special individual bond he had with each of them! love ya and miss you much!
Many happy memories of family gatherings and Sunday breakfast at the diner followed by a game of Mexican train Dominos. 🥰
I will miss you Poppy. RIP. Love your favorite daughter in law, Denise