Obituary for Alan C. Savage
Alan Conrad Savage passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at his home in Hemet with his family by his side. Surviving his passing are his dear wife of 62 years, Sharron Savage, originally from Roseburg, Oregon, his children, son Steven Savage of Hemet and daughter Linda Langgle of Laguna Hills, CA, and his three grandchildren: Jared Savage of Sparta; Brittany Davis of Levonia, MI; and Ryan Langgle of Laguna Hills. Alan was preceded in death by his mother and father, Edna Graham and William “Bill” Savage of Grants Pass, OR, and his two sisters, Theresa Savage of El Cerrito, CA, and Joan Rasmussen of White City, OR.
Born at Glendale Adventist Hospital, Alan spent much of his life in California. However, his boyhood home was Grants Pass, Oregon, where close ties to lifelong friends originated. He spent many happy days in the woods with his grandfather and friends, sojourning by foot and bicycle along the Rogue River. As a young man, Alan left Grants Pass to serve in the U.S. Navy, and was stationed in San Diego, Port Hueneme and Honolulu. Afterwards, he settled in Eagle Rock, CA, where he and his bride established their family before moving to the beachside town of Carpinteria. He enjoyed life in Carpinteria, with pool parties in his backyard, family bike rides and beachcombing, sunsets at the Rincon, and regular visits to arts shows in Santa Barbara. He completed an associate degree at Santa Barbara City College while working as a field lead at a public utility, the Southern California Gas Company.
A notable adventure of his life included a temporary early retirement that he and Sharron designed, to give them the opportunity to fulfill wanderlust dreams of travel. Midlife and before real retirement, for over a year, their family journeyed cross-country by car with travel trailer in tow throughout the United States to explore 47 of the 48 contiguous states. The family enjoyed time together “while Mom and Dad were still young.” The Savage family later settled in Cookeville and Rickman, Tennessee, for five years of country living before relocating to the suburbs of Nashville. From there for 16 years, Alan was on the road again as a short-haul trucker. His weekly routes from Nashville took him to Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and Florida where he enjoyed regular visits with his customers and pre-dawn breakfast buffets of eggs, biscuits and gravy, and grits with peaches. On many weekends in between, Alan enjoyed being with his grandchildren during their childhoods and provided a warm home filled with love, laughter, and stability.
Alan’s life in retirement was spent in San Jacinto and Hemet. Alan’s good humor, kindness, and remarkable generosity earned him many enduring friendships, and he will always be cherished for his dedication to his family and his many admirable traits.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring.
