Allen McClelland has had a stroke
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Sad news to report. Off of the V&O fb page, Allen McClelland, pioneer of the hobby had a massive stroke . Allen was a huge influence on my way of coming up with the IMRR and how to model. He was a gracious host when I visited the Afton Division as a member of the V&O Historical Society. Just a nice person. Prayers to his family. From the post.
'It is with a heavy heart I pass this information on. I have just been notified by Doug McClelland his uncle Allen McClelland had a massive stroke last night. He is brain dead. Has do not recesitate orders. Decisions are currently being made.' Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone) |
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Paul Doggett
That is really sad news
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Paul Doggett England 🏴 On 29 Oct 2022, at 04:25, BRIAN PAUL EHNI <bpehni@...> wrote: |
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I send my condolences for those who knew him. For those who didn't to include myself, he was influential in the hobby with his V&O coal railroad. I only learned of him a few months ago and bought his book. He is up there with John Armstrong with design/build concepts, and unlike most writers, goes into philosophical depth of why he did and didn't do things in his craft. This wisdom can literally change your layout approach. If you are still building your layout, this is a must read book and a good way to perpetuate his memory.
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Kevin On 2022-10-28 22:25, BRIAN PAUL EHNI wrote:
Sad news to report. Off of the V&O fb page, Allen McClelland, pioneer --
Kevin Macomber NGMC (717) 474-8399 www.narrowgaugemodeling.com |
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loumickie
Very sad to hear; I briefly met Allen at Gerry Alber's Deep Water District layout during an Op session. A true gentleman.
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Another true modeling master of our hobby. My prayers go out to him and his family wishing for a safe recovery. Rich Christie |
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A bit more detail, he had a stroke on Thursday & passed Friday afternoon. RIP.
I first met Allen nearly 50 years ago with my dad. Always a gentleman and willing to serve. |
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Paul Doggett
R.I.P. Allen McClelland
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Paul Doggett. England 🏴 On 29 Oct 2022, at 17:39, Dave Wetterstroem <framemakers@...> wrote:
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Rest in Peace, Allen. So sad to hear. We lost another Rich Christie
On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11:41:57 AM CDT, Paul Doggett via groups.io <paul.doggett2472@...> wrote:
R.I.P. Allen McClelland Paul Doggett. England 🏴 On 29 Oct 2022, at 17:39, Dave Wetterstroem <framemakers@...> wrote:
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Gerry Fitzgerald
This is very sad news indeed. Allen McClelland’s published work on the V&O captivated me a young person in the hobby and has kept me in model railroading ever since.
Unfortunately Allen won't see the publication of Tony's new book on his contributions to the hobby. While I never got to see either V&O layout in person, I was lucky enough to have had lunch with Tony and Allen at an NMRA regional meet in West Virginia during my first or second year of graduate school. Tony invited me to sit down with them to eat as I was close at hand and he already knew me and there was a small crowd following them around. As I recall Tony might have done most of the talking but Allen seemed like a nice person and he cordially answered all my V&O questions. I am not sure what I asked him but he was very accommodating. Had I known I was going to meet him I would have brought along a copy of the V&O Story.
I wrote a think piece on the historical impact of the V&O for the Fall 2008 Layout Design SIG Journal (LDJ 39) and I am very glad that I did since the V&O will always be the biggest reason I got more interested in the hobby. I have a number of WWII era V&O freight cars in my fleet for interchange and operational use.
Allen will be missed by many as his various contributions made our hobby much more realistic, fun, and interesting. My condolences to Mr. McClelland’s family. |
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Yes, sad news. He was very inspiring. Here is a memorial at trains.com
https://www.trains.com/mrr/news-reviews/news/in-memoriam-allen-mcclelland/
Doug Paasch
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gerry Fitzgerald
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2022 11:50 AM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Allen McClelland has had a stroke
This is very sad news indeed. Allen McClelland’s published work on the V&O captivated me a young person in the hobby and has kept me in model railroading ever since.
Unfortunately Allen won't see the publication of Tony's new book on his contributions to the hobby. While I never got to see either V&O layout in person, I was lucky enough to have had lunch with Tony and Allen at an NMRA regional meet in West Virginia during my first or second year of graduate school. Tony invited me to sit down with them to eat as I was close at hand and he already knew me and there was a small crowd following them around. As I recall Tony might have done most of the talking but Allen seemed like a nice person and he cordially answered all my V&O questions. I am not sure what I asked him but he was very accommodating. Had I known I was going to meet him I would have brought along a copy of the V&O Story.
I wrote a think piece on the historical impact of the V&O for the Fall 2008 Layout Design SIG Journal (LDJ 39) and I am very glad that I did since the V&O will always be the biggest reason I got more interested in the hobby. I have a number of WWII era V&O freight cars in my fleet for interchange and operational use.
Allen will be missed by many as his various contributions made our hobby much more realistic, fun, and interesting. My condolences to Mr. McClelland’s family. |
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