February 15, 1959 – April 15, 2020

Allison Kimzey Beall Harper passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 after a year & a half battle with heart complications. Allison is now truly home with God, her Lord and Savior and reunited with her loving parents Raymond and Karolyn Beall. She was born February 15, 1959 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The family of three moved back to Dallas, Tx and Allison became the big sister to Amy and Anne. The three A’s shared many happy family memories together with their precious parents on summer trips to Green Mountain Falls, Co and South Padre Island.

Allison loved her friends – The Yaya’s deeply. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1977. She attended Southwest Texas State and then worked as a dental assistant. Her dream to become a mother came true when she had her two sons, David in 1985 and Blake in 1986. She adored watching them grow up and their family trips to Cedar Creek Lake, South Padre Island and Hawaii.

Allison was beautiful, full of life and found laughter in the simplest things. She never met a stranger and always welcomed new friendships. She fell in love and married Steve Harper on January 6, 2001. She embraced Steve’s two children Rachel and Grant and they made their new home in College Station, Texas in 2001.

Their family lived in College Station until Allison’s passing, growing their family to include many friends that considered the Harper’s “adopted family”. Steve’s favorite memories are their times in Carmel with Allison’s mom, jigsaw puzzles, enjoying decadent food, wine and so many other things they experienced as a family. The most precious times were simply time they spent together.

Allison’s ability to take chances gave her the courage to fight her heart disease and have the LVAD surgery. She defied the odds and fought her way back home to College Station to be with Steve and their beloved dogs Moxie Elizabeth and Smokey Joe “Blue”. Here she grew closer to God and loved spending time with family. Allison will always be remembered for her beautiful long hair, fun-loving nature, sense of humor and her infectious loud laugh.

We would like to thank Laurel Griggs with Senior Helpers-BCS and her loving caregivers and precious friends Rebecca and Tanni for their love, support and companionship. The loving and compassionate nurses at Hospice Brazos Valley; other caregivers she loved, Serena and Denise with Guardian Healthcare; In Austin, Dr. Mary Beth Cishek , Sarah, Laurie and Shay Rogillio-Seton Heart Specialty Care & Transplant Center; the Incredible Seton ICU staff; her favorite PT’s at Central Texas Rehab in Austin – Sarah & Meg.

Allison was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Alexander, Jr and Karolyn Kimzey Beall, her father-in-law, David E. Snyder, her brother-in-law, E.O. “Rusty” Perry. Allison leaves behind her loving husband Steven Dale Harper; her beloved sons, David Alan Terry, Jr. of Dallas and Blake Beall Terry of Houston, Grant Harper and fiancé Elizabeth of Houston; daughter Rachel Harper of Houston; Sisters, Amy Beall Perry & fiancé, Brian Chinnock of Dallas; Anne Beall Pogue & husband, Blake of Dallas; Cherished grandchildren, CC, Lily, and Tommy; and sweet Mother in law, Barbara J. Snyder, of Ponca City, Oklahoma. “Alzie” was adored by her 4 nieces and 5 nephews of Austin and Dallas.

In lieu of flowers, Allison’s wish was for donations to be made to: the Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, P.O. Box 910888, Dallas, Texas 75391-0888 or online at engage.utsouthwestern.edu/donate-now; Hearing Dogs at www.pawswithacause.org ; American Heart Association at www2.heart.org; Hospice Brazos Valley at www.hospicebrazosvalley.org

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