More detail on this person: Thomas Bernard
Parker was born February 21, 1945 in Denver,
Colorado and raised in upstate New York and
Shelton, Connecticut. He attended high school in
Arizona at Scottsdale High and graduated from
Arizona State University where he was a member of
the ROTC. The ROTC was the beginning of a
military career that spanned forty years and
included serving in Vietnam, flying helicopters to
rescue wounded troops from the field. Those heroic
efforts earned him numerous medals and honors
which include the Distinguished Flying Cross.
After his discharge from the Army in 1970, he
maintained his connection to the military through
duty in the Army Reserves and the Army National
Guard, and continued to earn honors and
promotions for his devotion to service to his
country. Tom passed away September 29, 2013
and is survived by his wife, Anita Parker,
daughter Allison and daughter Trilde Moore,
grandchildren Maddie, Simon and Jessie of
Phoenix, daughter Heidi Fleming and grandchildren
Benjamin and Brandon of Newberg, Oregon, mother
Ceil Parker and sisters Leslie and Kerry, and Aunt
Rita Lambert of Connecticut, and sister Martha
Parker of Minnesota.
Published in The Arizona Republic on October 6,
2013
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