- Date Of Birth: November 4, 1929
- Date Of Death: May 2, 2014
- State: Florida
Joan Allison-Pearl, 84, of Cocoa Beach, passed away on May 2, 2014. She was born in
Buffalo, New York on November 4, 1929, to Norman Dorsch and Elizabeth Walsh
Dorsch. After high school, she worked for Bell Aircraft in security, tending the vault that
contained secret drawings and documents. At Bell Aircraft, she met an engineer, John
Allison. Two years after they married, in 1953, they moved to Brevard County. Having
grown up in a large city, relocating to rural central Florida was a significant change. She
quickly adapted and enjoyed the community of a small town and the beauty of the
pristine natural environment.
In 1955, Joan and John started a small beach rental business in what is now within the
city limits of Cocoa Beach.
