Obituary for Alan Earl Filippi
Rev. Alan Filippi, 73, returned to his Lord and Savior on April 6, 2022, after a long illness.
He was born in 1948 in California. He attended Fresno State in California and then Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Theology.
He met his future wife, Dorothy, at Northwest Christian College as both were members of the college music groups. They married in 1970 and in 1971, he was ordained into the ministry of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
He attended Brite Divinity at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. While there, they served student pastorates at Princeton and Plano, Texas. After receiving a Master of Divinity in 1974, they moved to Fort Collins, Colorado. They were on staff at First Christian Church. In 1985, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to a church pastorate. In 1990, he became a chaplain at Penrose Hospital. Due to health issues, he retired in 2010.
Alan is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother.
A visitation will be held at 12:00 pm, followed by a Celebration of Life at 1:00 pm on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Evergreen Funeral Home, 1830 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Memorial gifts may be given to either, The Colorado Parkinson’s Foundation, 1155 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite #111, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920, or The John Zay House, 2131 N. Tejon, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906.
He was born in 1948 in California. He attended Fresno State in California and then Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Theology.
He met his future wife, Dorothy, at Northwest Christian College as both were members of the college music groups. They married in 1970 and in 1971, he was ordained into the ministry of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
He attended Brite Divinity at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. While there, they served student pastorates at Princeton and Plano, Texas. After receiving a Master of Divinity in 1974, they moved to Fort Collins, Colorado. They were on staff at First Christian Church. In 1985, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to a church pastorate. In 1990, he became a chaplain at Penrose Hospital. Due to health issues, he retired in 2010.
Alan is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother.
A visitation will be held at 12:00 pm, followed by a Celebration of Life at 1:00 pm on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Evergreen Funeral Home, 1830 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Memorial gifts may be given to either, The Colorado Parkinson’s Foundation, 1155 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite #111, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920, or The John Zay House, 2131 N. Tejon, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906.