Allan Russell Pike, z”l, age 87, peacefully passed April 16, 2025 in Portland.

Allan was born in Saginaw, Mich., in 1937 to Mae Adelson and Maurice Pike. He was lifelong friends with his two brothers, Larry and Malcolm. Allan loved everything with a motor or a steam engine and in his earliest days, built go-carts and devotedly read Popular Mechanic magazine. He was a second generation dentist. He attended dental school at Marquette University. While serving as a dentist in the US Air Force, Allan was introduced to Marney Backer. They married in 1964, and moved to Portland, Ore., where Allan attended the Oregon Dental School to specialize in pediatrics. Allan and Marney loved Portland and decided to remain there to raise their three children Michelle, Steven, and Jamie.

Over his years of successful practice Allan developed methods and techniques to manage children in a way that inspired confidence and trust. He authored several books and studies to share his systematic approach, taught for many years as adjunct faculty at OHSU Dental School, and presented his research at numerous dental conferences and professional meetings. Allan loved music and learned to play the banjo and ukulele, which he played for his patients and family and taught to his only grandchild, Coco Mae. In later years he became a golfer and a poker player and shared these hobbies with his great friends.

He is survived by his wife, Marney; his three children, Michelle (m. Scott Guthormsen), Steven (m. Allison Sneider), and Jamie (m. Paul Labby).