BuffalOhio Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Allen Wilson, Buffalo Bills writer from the Buffalo News, passed away today from cancer. Saw it on Twitter from Brad Riter and others. Rest in peace, Allen. You will be missed.
papazoid Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) so sad, another lost to this dreaded disease... donate what you can to the jimmy "V" foundation for cancer research. http://www.jimmyv.org/index.php Edited December 3, 2011 by papazoid
Spun Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 I am sorry to hear the sad news. I had noticed that Allen was missing for some time and I presumed it was for bad reasons. I send my condolences to those who knew Allen.
Hammered a Lot Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Met him once. Nice guy. Rest In Peace Mr Wilson
vincec Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Cancer Sucks +1 49 years old. Edited December 3, 2011 by vincec
ajzepp Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Another 40-something...unreal. So sad to hear this news...RIP Edited December 3, 2011 by ajzepp
aristocrat Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Never forget I was headed down to tampa for a bills game and he was late for the flight...my buddy had requested to be put up into business class and wilson got bumped back across the aisle from me. he was so pissed. RIP
The Senator Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Sat next to AW a couple of years ago on a Mon AM flight from Logan back to BuffTown, after another loss at Foxboro - other than the fact that Allen was a wide-body on a small turbo-prop commuter plane and took up all of his seat plus half of mine, it was a very pleasant 90 minutes. He was a bit distracted, as fellow BN sportswriter Tom Borellii was in critical condition after his accident, but otherwise very friendly and interesting. Condolences to Allen's family, friends and colleagues. RIP, Allen Wilson.
Nanker Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 RIP, and my condolences to his friends and family. I nearly always enjoyed his take on The Bills. He will be missed.
BuffaloATL Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Really liked his work. RIP. Really liked his work. RIP.
Peter Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Good writer. Seemed like a very good guy. Way, way too young. I feel horrible for his family. RIP.
Arkady Renko Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Very sad. I got the impression a few weeks go from one of the BN guys that he was heading home and that was a good sign. I guess not.
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