Alan Everett Rock

Alan E. Rock, 85, died on October 28, 2008. Born in the South Chicago suburb of Blue Island, Illinois, Alan retired to Maryville, Tennessee, town of his college alma mater. He is survived by wife Jean Cobb Rock, and three daughters and their families: Leslie and Donald and John Alan Zelenka of Columbia, SC; Allison Rock and Christopher, Walter and Raina Wuthmann of San Carlos, CA; and Janet Rock and Steve Kemp of Gatlinburg, TN. Also surviving is Alan's brother Leslie and wife Betty Rock of Portage, MI. Alan was a proud 1949 graduate of Maryville College. He also earned a graduate degree from University of Tennessee. Alan was an army veteran who served in the Pacific until the end of WWII and later in the Korean Conflict. After retiring in 1987 from GAB Business Services in Akron, OH, Alan wholeheartedly engaged in things he loved: enthusiastically attending men and women's sporting events at Maryville College; participating as an elder and worship leader at Highlands Presbyterian Church; constantly reading via the local library and his men's book club; and supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where his daughter Janet is a park botanist. Throughout his life, Alan appreciated people of all ages and walks of life, leaving a great legacy of faith, family, and friends. There will be a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 8th at Highland Presbyterian Church. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Highland Presbyterian Church at 721 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Alan Everett Rock please visit our Sympathy Store.