Obituary for Mr. Allen Wesley Wine September 28, 1945 - April 27, 2011 Allen Wesley Wine, age 65, passed away at Kaiser Honolulu on April 27, 2011. Allen was born September 28th 1945, one of two children of Lawrence and Esther Wine. He had a younger brother, William Newton Wine, born August 7th, 1949. Allen was born in Richmond, California and grew up in a suburb outside of Richmond, then moved to Concord as a teenager. As a child and a teenager he loved the outdoors and learning carpentry from his father. Allen was an Eagle Scout and active in the DeMolay youth leadership organization. He attended San Francisco State College and graduated with a BA in Psychology in 1966, and earned his Master's Degree in Counseling in 1969. During this time Allen worked at J.C. Penny's as a sales clerk and loved to ski. In 1969 Allen married Mei Diane Chun at St. Vincent's Cathedral in San Francisco. For the next seven years he worked as a social worker for a Catholic orphanage, and lived in San Francisco with Mei. During this time he loved driving, attending concerts and cellaring his own wine. In 1974 Allen and Mei decided to live in Hawaii and moved to Waianae on the island of Oahu. Allen became a case social worker for the Department of Child Protective Service for the State of Hawaii. Allen became a father for the first time in 1977 to a daughter, Carina Chun Wine. Allen and Mei moved to Aiea 1980, and had their second child, Jasten Chun Wine in 1981. That year, Allen began a new job as a trainer of social workers for the Department of Human Services. Allen loved spending time with his children, remodeling the new family home, and learning to play the ukulele. In 1997 Allen became head of Supervisor of Support Services Office/Systems Operations Unit of the Social Services Division. In 2003 Allen and Mei divorced after 34 years of marriage. Allen moved to Downtown Honolulu and celebrated thirty years working for the State of Hawaii in 2005. He retired in 2010 and his title was Assistant Program Administrator in charge of Quality Assurance where he worked on projects like HIPAA compliance and security. Allen loved the revitalized downtown area and spent his time going out with friends, seeing movies and plays, and entertaining at his home. Allen will be missed by his loving daughter, Carina Chun Wine, of Boston MA and his loving son, Jasten Chun Wine of Burbank CA, and his former spouse, Mei Chun of Aiea HI. Services will be held at Diamond Head Memorial Part on Friday May 13, 2011. Visitation will begin at 9am with a Celebration of Life Service at 10am. Ashes will be scattered in a private ceremony. Light pupus will follow and everyone is invited to eat, drink, and share memories. The family requests that in lieu of flowers you consider making a donation to The Life Foundation (www.lifefoundation.org/)or to the American Lung Association (www.lungusa.org).