Obituary of Leslie A. Allen

On Saturday, January 9th, 2021, Leslie Allen, M.D., loving husband and father of four children, passed away at the age of 65. He was born on June 15th, 1955, in Basseterre, St. Kitts, to James and Eliza Allen. He moved to the United States at age 17, received a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Columbia University in 1980 and a medical degree from UCE in the Dominican Republic in 1984. He completed a pediatric residency at Interfaith Medical Center and a Neonatology Fellowship at SUNY-Downstate. He began his attending career at North Shore University Hospital in 1992, served as chief of Neonatology at Glen Cove and Plainview Hospitals. He also worked at Forest Hills and Huntington Hospitals. Leslie was one of the main Neonatologists at South Shore University Hospital. Although he officially retired in July 2020, he continued to assist the hospitals with coverage. In addition to his passion for Neonatology, he was an active church member and an avid soccer fan who fostered youth soccer on Long Island by coaching and refereeing. He loved traveling with his family, going for walks, and, in the past year, enjoyed watching Hallmark movies with his wife. He was kidded for making friends with the opposing coaches during games. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Elizabeth; his mother, Eliza; his four children, Nathan, Benjamin, Diana, William; his two brothers, Ronald, Franklyn; his sister, Gwendolyn; many nieces and nephews. His easy laugh and optimistic spirit will be greatly missed by many. Since he dedicated his entire adult life to helping and caring for children, the family has created a gift fund under Dr. Allen’s name at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Please highlight, copy and paste into your browser in order to donate. https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/GiftFunds/GiftFunds?px=6902660&pg=personal&fr_id=39300