Allan “Al” Colombo, SDM Contributor & Former Staff Member, Dies at 71
Allan B. Colombo, age 71, of Canton, Ohio, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness. Born July 2, 1950 in Canton, Ohio, to the late Howard “Red” and Nova (Adkins) Colombo, Colombo was life resident of Canton and a 1969 graduate of Canton South High School.
Colombo was a trade journalist and book author in the electronic security industry. He started freelancing for SDM in 1986, and joined the full-time staff in 1990. He remembers his 11 years at the magazine as a highlight of his life, and recently started freelancing for the magazine again.