Bill Allsop was born May 28, 1927, in Tooele, Utah. The son of Vern and Myrtle Allsop, and husband to Joyce McArthur Allsop, he passed Friday July 1, 2022, at the age of 95 from complications related to COVID-19. He was preceded by siblings Donna Chriss, Betty Berry, grandson Michael Meyer, and a great-grandchild.
Bill is a Tooele High School graduate of 1944 and attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He volunteered for the US Navy and attended basic training in San Diego, California, graduating the April 31, 1945. He became a hospital corpsman and served with the Marines in the Pacific Theatre – most notably remembering his time in Hawaii. Post World War II he worked with his mother expanding most of Tooele via Allsop Reality. During the 1950s he was called back to service with the US Navy and served during the Korean War.
Post Naval service, Bill met his beautiful wife Joyce, and they were married New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 1952. He worked as a civilian for the US Air Force at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for 20 years, then he moved back home to Tooele where he re-established Allsop Reality until his retirement in 1997. He was active in the Elks, Eagles, Moose, and the VFW.
Bill was the kindest gentleman around. His heart was always with his family and was consistently working to ensure that they felt welcomed, understood, and at home. He was one to ensure that we all thought of the “little guy” and always had a five-dollar bill for the grandkids to “get a burger.” He loved Tooele and its people and considered them all family.
He is survived by his family: wife of 65 years Joyce Allsop; daughter Sandra Allsop Meyer; son Scott Allsop (Betty Jo); cousin Linda, nephew Mike Chriss; grandchildren Jennifer Sorensen Miller (Patrick), William Meyer, Christopher Allsop, Tommy Vasquez and Petra Vasquez. He has 10 great-grandchildren: Erynn, William, Zoë, Stormy, Mariah, Dylan, Juliet, Skyler, and Jordan.