Dennis -Santa- Allen

Dennis Allen, 66, of Cottonwood passed away March 9, 2015 after a long illness. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 24, 1948. Dennis was best known as "Santa" for his 15 plus years of being the Santa Claus for the Jerome Children\u0027s Christmas Party and the Jerome Polar Express. Dennis served the U S Army in Viet Nam as a Redeye Gunner from 1969 to 1971. He worked in construction in Phoenix until his retirement in 1992 when he moved his family to Cottonwood and opened his business: A Touch of Class Custom Trikes. His passion was his motorcycles and VW Trikes. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Nanette; daughter Nikki Name; son Joseph Name; grandsons Anthony, Hayden \u0026 Cameron Rosas and mother and father-in-law, Albert and Nancy Loomis and many, many friends. Services for Dennis will be held on Saturday, March 28 in the Westcott Funeral Home at 10 AM. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com