"Mr. Atlantic City History"
Allen, son of Louis and Lola Pergament, was born and raised in Atlantic City and graduated from ACHS in 1950. He served in the United States Army as a sergeant from 1952-54 during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. He evntually moved to Margate City in 1960. He was employed by the South Jersey Gas Company, retiring in 1988 after 31 years of service.
Boo's greatest passion was working with youth, mostly through basketball. He ran Boo's Basketball Clinic for 49 years and Boo's Basketball Camps for 20 years. In June 1969, he and local broadcasting legend "Pinky" Kravitz co-founded the Atlantic City-Puerto Rico Reciprocal Visitation Program and was a coordinator for 39 years. He followed the careers of many local players, including Chris Ford, star player at Holy Spirit HS and Villanova University and a former NBA player and coach. He was also a member of many civic and athletic organizations.
After retirement, Boo became an Atlantic City historian. He shared an extensive collection of Atlantic City memorabilia with people around the world. Boo's knowledge of A.C. was used many times as a resource for authors writing both fiction and non-fiction books and along with his wife, Marlene, participated in a televised discussion on HBO prior to the release of "Boardwalk Empire". Boo was also actively involved in the Atlantic County Historical Society and the Roundtable of Atlantic County Historical Societies, bringing items from his collection to the meetings. Boo received over 30 awards from various organizations between 1952 and 2004.
His passing is a great loss to the many area historical societies that received the benefits of his remarkable ability to retain historical facts.
Allen, son of Louis and Lola Pergament, was born and raised in Atlantic City and graduated from ACHS in 1950. He served in the United States Army as a sergeant from 1952-54 during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. He evntually moved to Margate City in 1960. He was employed by the South Jersey Gas Company, retiring in 1988 after 31 years of service.
Boo's greatest passion was working with youth, mostly through basketball. He ran Boo's Basketball Clinic for 49 years and Boo's Basketball Camps for 20 years. In June 1969, he and local broadcasting legend "Pinky" Kravitz co-founded the Atlantic City-Puerto Rico Reciprocal Visitation Program and was a coordinator for 39 years. He followed the careers of many local players, including Chris Ford, star player at Holy Spirit HS and Villanova University and a former NBA player and coach. He was also a member of many civic and athletic organizations.
After retirement, Boo became an Atlantic City historian. He shared an extensive collection of Atlantic City memorabilia with people around the world. Boo's knowledge of A.C. was used many times as a resource for authors writing both fiction and non-fiction books and along with his wife, Marlene, participated in a televised discussion on HBO prior to the release of "Boardwalk Empire". Boo was also actively involved in the Atlantic County Historical Society and the Roundtable of Atlantic County Historical Societies, bringing items from his collection to the meetings. Boo received over 30 awards from various organizations between 1952 and 2004.
His passing is a great loss to the many area historical societies that received the benefits of his remarkable ability to retain historical facts.
"Mr. Atlantic City History"
Allen, son of Louis and Lola Pergament, was born and raised in Atlantic City and graduated from ACHS in 1950. He served in the United States Army as a sergeant from 1952-54 during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. He evntually moved to Margate City in 1960. He was employed by the South Jersey Gas Company, retiring in 1988 after 31 years of service.
Boo's greatest passion was working with youth, mostly through basketball. He ran Boo's Basketball Clinic for 49 years and Boo's Basketball Camps for 20 years. In June 1969, he and local broadcasting legend "Pinky" Kravitz co-founded the Atlantic City-Puerto Rico Reciprocal Visitation Program and was a coordinator for 39 years. He followed the careers of many local players, including Chris Ford, star player at Holy Spirit HS and Villanova University and a former NBA player and coach. He was also a member of many civic and athletic organizations.
After retirement, Boo became an Atlantic City historian. He shared an extensive collection of Atlantic City memorabilia with people around the world. Boo's knowledge of A.C. was used many times as a resource for authors writing both fiction and non-fiction books and along with his wife, Marlene, participated in a televised discussion on HBO prior to the release of "Boardwalk Empire". Boo was also actively involved in the Atlantic County Historical Society and the Roundtable of Atlantic County Historical Societies, bringing items from his collection to the meetings. Boo received over 30 awards from various organizations between 1952 and 2004.
His passing is a great loss to the many area historical societies that received the benefits of his remarkable ability to retain historical facts.
Allen, son of Louis and Lola Pergament, was born and raised in Atlantic City and graduated from ACHS in 1950. He served in the United States Army as a sergeant from 1952-54 during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. He evntually moved to Margate City in 1960. He was employed by the South Jersey Gas Company, retiring in 1988 after 31 years of service.
Boo's greatest passion was working with youth, mostly through basketball. He ran Boo's Basketball Clinic for 49 years and Boo's Basketball Camps for 20 years. In June 1969, he and local broadcasting legend "Pinky" Kravitz co-founded the Atlantic City-Puerto Rico Reciprocal Visitation Program and was a coordinator for 39 years. He followed the careers of many local players, including Chris Ford, star player at Holy Spirit HS and Villanova University and a former NBA player and coach. He was also a member of many civic and athletic organizations.
After retirement, Boo became an Atlantic City historian. He shared an extensive collection of Atlantic City memorabilia with people around the world. Boo's knowledge of A.C. was used many times as a resource for authors writing both fiction and non-fiction books and along with his wife, Marlene, participated in a televised discussion on HBO prior to the release of "Boardwalk Empire". Boo was also actively involved in the Atlantic County Historical Society and the Roundtable of Atlantic County Historical Societies, bringing items from his collection to the meetings. Boo received over 30 awards from various organizations between 1952 and 2004.
His passing is a great loss to the many area historical societies that received the benefits of his remarkable ability to retain historical facts.
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