The Rev. Alan L. Egly

The Reverend Alan Egly, parish minister, humanitarian activist, and philanthropic fund-raiser, died on 31 January 2016 at the age of 84.

Alan L. Egly was born 19 July 1931 to Jesse and Ida Egly. He earned a B.S. from Illinois State University in 1952, an M.Div. from Anderson College in 1956, and a graduate degree in Religious Education from Union Theological Seminary in 1967.

Mr. Egly was ordained to the Church of God in 1959 and served various parishes in Brooklyn before moving to All Souls Church of Brooklyn, NY in 1965. After entering ministerial fellowship with the UUA in 1972, he served several briefer ministries in New York before taking a call to the UU Church of the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa) in 1979. After eight years there, the Rev. Mr. Egly moved on to community ministry as Executive Director to the Doris and Victor Day Foundation, serving from 1987 to retirement in 2014, while holding a part-time pastorate with the Unitarian Fellowship of Burlington (Iowa) until 1995 when he was named Minister Emeritus.

Alan and his wife Pat expanded their family of four children with the addition of foster children. Together they worked with many neighborhood organizations toward a dream of maintaining safe and affordable neighborhoods, personally renovating homes on the block where they lived. Alan’s daughter, Lorrie, remembers her father as one who “spent his life in service.”

Alan is survived by his wife, Patricia, children, six children and six grandchildren, and one brother.

Memorial gifts to Final Exit or Compassion and Choices are encouraged. Condolences may be sent to Patricia Egly, 701 Iowa Street, Davenport, IA 52803.