It is a small room in the back of the basement, barely large enough for the two children. But they come here often, quietly to gaze at the trophies and try on the helmets and gloves and remind themselves of their heritage. The children were tiny, just three and one years of age when their father's helicopter crashed at Talladega race track and killed him. They come to the room almost as if to school, to subtly learn of the man Davey Allison, their father the hero. It is easy for them, and it's getting easier for Liz.
Every day is a little better.
Luckily time heals just about everything and time has served us well. Liz Allison was just 28 when she became a widow. Davey had somehow survived all the horrifying crashes, all the injuries. But Allison died of injuries on July 13, the day after falling from the sky in a helicopter crash at the Talladega Speedway in Alabama. The Allison family, has been wracked by tragedy over the years.