Alan Krier
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Attorney Alan R. Krier on April 29th, 2025. He was born on February 24th, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Beatrice (Goldberg) and Ralph Krier. On April 11th, 1964, he married the love of his life, Cynthia Menza Krier, at the Eisenhower Chapel in State College, PA.
He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years, Cynthia of Altoona; his daughter Allison Krier of New York City; his son David Brian Krier and daughter-in-law Patricia L. (Raugh) Krier of Altoona; two grandchildren to his son, Rachel Swan Krier (Captain Mason Michels, USA Cyber Force) of Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, and Maximillian Menza Krier, a student at Penn State University; and his brother Glenn Krier and his wife Margaret of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Alan moved with his parents to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after World War II. He graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem in 1960 and matriculated at Penn State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts majoring in History in 1964. He earned a Juris Doctor from Dickinson Law School in 1967, graduating second in his class. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1967 and came to Altoona with his wife shortly after and was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County. In Altoona, he joined the law firm that would become Jubelirer, Carothers, Krier, and Halpern, one of Altoona’s leading law firms.
As an attorney, he initially practiced both criminal and civil law but later specialized in civil matters. He became known as a civil litigator, appearing in many trials in the region but also practiced corporate, labor, and administrative law. He was a solicitor for Bellwood Borough, Bellwood-Antis School District, the Altoona City Water Authority, and the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation. Alan was also instrumental in founding and overseeing the Blair County Legal Services Corporation. He argued cases before all levels of the Pennsylvania court system, and his stance on a question of public utilities regulation was adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the law. In addition, he practiced before the federal district court and the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Later, he was a member of the Pennsylvania Bar’s Disciplinary Board.
At home, Alan was devoted to his wife, Cynthia, his children, and later his grandchildren and enjoyed the time spent with them at the family home, traveling, or walking their dogs in the woods behind their house. He was an avid sailor and owned several sailboats. One was used in sailboat races at nearby Lake Glendale, but Alan was particularly fond of sailing on the Chesapeake in the vicinity of Annapolis, Maryland with his family and friends. His other hobbies included painting, collecting toy trains, designing and executing improvements to his house, and Penn State football games and tailgates. Eventually, he was able to see two additional generations graduate from his alma mater. Helping Penn State was also important to him, and he was a member of the advisory committee for the local Altoona Campus. He was also active in his community. Alan served on both the Altoona Library and Blair County Library boards, ensuring public access to information, knowledge, and the arts. He also served on the board of the Altoona Symphony and was instrumental in negotiating possession of the Rau Photographs of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona. Also, during his life, Alan was also a member of Temple Beth Israel in Altoona, sat on its board of trustees, and was board president.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 10th at 11:00 AM at the Good Funeral Home 108 Alto Reste Park, Altoona PA 16601.