PARVIN DAVID E

CPT David "Bugman" E. Parvin was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 10/24/2014 at the age of 71.7
Aurora, CO
Date of Birth 02/02/1943
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-364 in 68-69
This information was provided by Walt Wise - Squadron Coordinator

More detail on this person: Maj (USMC, Ret) DAVID E. PARVIN (1943 - 2014) DAVID E. PARVIN, 1STLT 68-69 An email received from his family (including memorial service information) Dear friends and family, My Father, David E. Parvin died unexpectedly on Oct. 24th. He is survived by my Mother, myself and two grandsons. David led a full and enriched life. He studied to be a Catholic priest by attending a seminary during high school, and graduated from Seattle University with a degree in Biology. He volunteered for and served as a helicopter pilot for the Marine Corps in Vietnam, where he was shot down twice. He was very proud to have served with the Purple Foxes for HMM-364. His nickname in Vietnam was Bugman, because of his fascination with capturing and looking at Insects. He retired as a Major, and then later flew helicopters for Air Life. My Father saved countless lives during his flying career. He was a very talented artist that influenced and inspired many people. He was extremely generous and gave his time freely. He had a love for being alive. If he had lived to be a thousand years old, he would not have accomplished everything he wanted to. He will be greatly missed. We are overwhelmed by your condolences, memories, and support during this hard time. Unfortunately, certain individuals started posting my Father's death on Facebook before family and friends could be notified personally. Our family was and continues to be very upset by this. We ask that those of you who use social media think carefully in the future about what you post about others. When in doubt, post nothing. We will be having a memorial service for the public at Fort Logan National Cemetery on Friday, November 7th at 1230. Please be in your vehicles at staging area B at 1210. The military will lead us in our vehicles to the location for the service. I am going to compile memories and photos of my Father to collect and bind for his grandsons. I have created an email address which is daveparvinmemories@yahoo.com If you'd like to have your memories and/or photos included please email them to me at that address. I would like to have as many as possible from his military career, and anyone who knew him as a young man. We have set up an account at Rocky Mountain Law Enforcement Federal Credit Union if you'd like to make a donation in leu of flowers. The account number is 23015540 and the routing number is 302075283. Any money donated will be used for estate expenses first. Any money left over will be placed in a college account for his beloved grandsons. Brett David Parvin See More Here From Walt Wise: Sad news from Denver: David E. Parvin passed away last night (25 October 2014) at home here in Denver. Dave was a pilot with the Purple Foxes at Marble Mountain MCAS in 1967/68. Dave also flew Hueys in the Colorado Army National Guard and retired as a Major in 2003. Dave flew for Air Life (helicopter EMS) at Aurora Presbyterian Hospital for several years. He flew Lear Jets as a corporate pilot and logged over 1000 hours in Lear Jets. Dave was a well known bronze sculptor here in Colorado. Dave was a member of the Dadelians (National Fraternity of Military Pilots). Dave will be missed.

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