LIFE WELL LIVED—Left, Nan Lou Allomong was a die-hard Dodgers fan most of her life. Among her many accomplishments, she served in the U.S. Army motor pool during World War II. Right, Allomong clowns around with Bob Hope. The Oak Park resident died Aug. 12 at age 86. Norm Pangracs of Agoura described Allomong as a “ray of sunshine.” In her 86 years of life, Oak Park resident Nan Lou Allomong served in the U.S. Army and with the Los Angeles Police Department. She traveled the world and, among other things, considered herself to be a No. 1 fan of the L.A. Dodgers.

Allomong died Aug. 12 at Los Robles Hospital. Her joie de vivre has been imprinted in the memories of many local residents who treasured her company.

“She was just a ray of sunshine,” said Norm Pangracs of Agoura. “She was 86 years old but acted like she was 40. She had a beautiful sense of humor and was very intelligent.”

“ What’s interesting about Nan is she was very funny,” said Willard Wills of Thousand Oaks. “ She could meet total strangers and make them laugh. She was very witty, and she had little quirks about her.”

One memento-filled room in Allomong’s Oak Park home was dedicated to the Dodgers. According to her friends and family, she was a Dodger fan from the first day the Dodgers came to Los Angeles. Allomong was a season ticket holder and had three seats for friends.

“Every time the Dodgers hit a home run, she would highfi ve everyone within 10 feet of her,” said Pangracs, who went to games with Allomong.

Born in 1925 in Topeka, Kan., Allomong graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1942. She then joined the Army, where she served for three years in the motor pool.

After World War II, Allomong attended L. A. City College, where she received an associate degree. In 1948, she joined the Los Angeles Police Department and became a police officer. She stayed with the department for 25 years until retiring in 1974.

She married Leotis “Oadie” Allomong in 1966. He was an L.A. policeman for 27 years and died in 2003.

Allomong had two children from a previous marriage. Her son, Brad, died in 1992. She is survived by daughter Tricia Beers; stepson Larry Allomong and his wife, Karen; four grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

“ She loved life. She had lots of friends,” said Larry Allomong, a retired L.A. County firefighter who lives in Thousand Oaks.

When Nan Allomong was in her 60s and 70s, she traveled to every continent, including Africa. Among the places she visited were the Himalayas and the Eiffel Tower. She collected old music boxes and was a gardening aficionado.

Allomong was busy and spry and sharp as could be until her heart suddenly gave out, said Jerry Lewine of Agoura.

“ She was one of my best friends. As unlikely as that is for me to be that friendly with a lady who was old enough to be my mother, she was just so full of life. She did everything,” Lewine said.