Thomas "Allen" Helt was born overseas at the naval hospital in Rota, Spain on Friday, January 13, 1978 to Janet Lea (Lair) and Arnold Fincher. He was later adopted by Tommy Helt, his father in every other sense of the word.

While in junior high, he began dating Jaclyn (Jackie) Roach. They had a crazy off and on relationship. Allen vowed that the one thing he knew in high school was he was not going to marry that girl. In high school, Allen wrestled and played football. He graduated from Weatherford High School in May of 1997. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Technology with a minor in Chemistry from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in May of 2010.

On June 5, 1999 he married the love of his life, Jackie Roach, that girl he swore he would never end up with. Being a twin himself, Allen always thought it would be fun to have twins, and on November 15, 2000, the two were blessed with their first daughter, Danielle Helt. After which, he had completely changed his mind on twins, until September 19, 2002 when the family was blessed two baby girls, Randie and Kylie Helt. His entire world changed after the birth of his three girls. Everything he did was for them. Family was the most important thing to him.

From 1994-2011, Allen managed the Weatherford McDonalds working evenings while helping Jackie through college. It was like working with family, his employers were very supportive. In February 2011, he began working as a Fluid Technician for Baker Hughes. He always said it was his dream job. When the oilfield slowed down, he began driving a water truck for Sioux Erosion Control. His life completely changed when he rolled his work truck on October 25, 2016. He had to be resuscitated twice on scene and taken by ambulance to the ICU in Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas where he spent several weeks. It was here that Allen's paralysis was discovered. Once stable, he and Jackie, who had been with him throughout all of the hospitalizations and nursing home, spent several months at Craig Brain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Center in Denver, Colorado. After completing both in-patient and out-patient therapy in April 2017, he and Jackie returned to Oklahoma at Grace Brookwood Skilled Nursing Facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma while waiting for Allen's handicapped house to be built so they might finally get to be with their daughters again.

Allen's favorite activities were anything done with his family. His girls were the most important thing to him. He loved spending time with his family and friends, travelling, sports (specifically football), and collecting guns.

Allen passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Brookwood, at the age of 41 years, 8 months and 14 days. He was preceded in death by his twin brother Randall Helt, grandparents Doris and Cecil Carter, Leroy Lair, and grandmother Edith Helt, as well as Uncles Marvin Lair and JE Helt and Aunt Debbie Lair. He is survived by his loving wife of twenty years Jackie Helt, three daughters Danielle Helt at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, and Randie and Kylie Helt of the home, and niece Haley Friesen of Altus. His mother Janet Helt of Weatherford, his father Tommy and Janice Helt of Hydro, and one sister Tracy and husband Shane Brown of Hydro, and grandfather Joe Helt. As well as in-laws that welcomed him as another son, Dan and Georgia Roach, sister-in-law Jennifer and husband Robert Macauley, brother-in-law Justin and wife Stacy Roach, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his name to the Christopher and Dana Reeves Paralysis Center or National Spinal Cord Injury Association.

Allen would like a special thanks to be given to his wife Jackie for her continued care throughout the end of his time, the nurse that saved him initially on scene, the staff of Craig and Parkland Hospitals, and Brookwood Assisted Living.