March 22, 1937 - March 10, 2025
Allan Phillip Pallister, age 87, passed away on
March 10 at his home in Okotoks.
Born on March 22, 1937, in Calgary, Al was
the thirteenth and last child of Guy and Evelyn
(née Metchett). He grew up at the Bradfield
Ranch and in Turner Valley, and later lived
in Victoria, Red Deer, and Calgary, where
built a happy, thriving home with his wife
Dianne (née Minue, who predeceased him
in 2019) and his children, Catherine Keenan
and William Pallister. In retirement he and
his beloved Dianne moved to Turner Valley,
where they grew up together and which they
always felt to be their true home.
Al is survived by Catherine and William, as
well as his son-in-law, Peter Keenan, his
grandsons Michael and James, and his
adored friend at the Heartland Retirement
Home in Okotoks, Dolores Callies-Parkhill.
Fleet of foot as a young man, fit and trim
always, Al maintained a life-long love of
curling and golf, being a long-standing
member of the Turner Valley Golf Club and
the Oilfields Curling Club. He was adept at
carpentry and woodworking and later took
up - with greater success than he realized -
oil painting. He looked forward every spring
to planting gardens and window boxes
bursting with colour and variety, and he cut
fresh sweetpeas every night for Dianne for
as long as they stayed in bloom. He dressed
beautifully, mixed a bracingly mean Caesar,
and enjoyed being out on his sundeck, shirt
off, to grill steaks or burgers for whoever
happened to be around.
His surviving family will cherish many
fond memories of an extraordinarily loving
and affectionate father, father-in-law, and
grandfather. His departed wife will cherish
his company once more.
We commit Al’s spirit to the High Country of
his birth and death. At his wish there will be
no service of remembrance.
In memory of Al, for those who wish,
donations can be made to the Oilfields Food
Bank or Heaven Can Wait Animal Rescue.
Al’s family wishes to thank all the staff at
the Heartland Retirement Home for creating
a friendly and enjoyable environment during
his time there, with special gratitude to the
incredible care team for making his last days
as comfortable as possible. They also thank
Snodgrass Funeral Homes in Okotoks for their
compassionate and professional service.
