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More than 50 years after Sheila Allen’s tragic disappearance, the Village of Colonie dedicates a memorial in her honor.
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While a scholarship in her name continues to support local students, ensuring her legacy lives on for generations to come
COLONIE —Glenn Allen doesn’t have a specific memory of his sister, Sheila.
As a rambunctious 8-year-old, he did his best to give her a hard time when she babysat him.
“I was definitely a handful, but she always managed me without being mean or punishing,” he said, adding how she managed his mischievous nature with patience and humor. “She had a gift for diffusing situations with good cheer.” David Allen laughed as he recalled the benefits of being a young teenage boy with an older sister in high school. He recalled the invite to a neighbor’s in-ground pool, a classmate of his sister’s. The cool respite from the summer heat may not have happened without her. But when her girlfriends came over to the house on another day, he was not welcomed to stay. The Left Banke’s “Pretty Ballerina” still played on the radio.