Born to Daniel and Pearl Marie Parker, he was the fourth of seven children, and spent his childhood in Ogden Utah, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. As a young man during the depression, he worked as a cowboy on many ranches in Utah and Nevada, rode saddle broncs, and rode as a jockey in his spare time. He married the love his life, Viola Birkinshaw on September 21, 1940 in Farmington, Utah, and they were the proud parents of their daughter, Lois. Drafted into the U.S. Navy during World War II, he served honorably as a Petty Officer in the Seabees in the Pacific, seeing combat during the Battle of Saipan. After his discharge in 1945, he returned home and started and long and very successful career as a master carpenter and building contractor, until retirement in 1976. After his retirement, he loved to go fishing, hunting and do anything in the outdoors. He also loved to go for long walks with his dog in the park. He was a life-long member of the Carpenters Union Local 184.
Born to Daniel and Pearl Marie Parker, he was the fourth of seven children, and spent his childhood in Ogden Utah, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. As a young man during the depression, he worked as a cowboy on many ranches in Utah and Nevada, rode saddle broncs, and rode as a jockey in his spare time. He married the love his life, Viola Birkinshaw on September 21, 1940 in Farmington, Utah, and they were the proud parents of their daughter, Lois. Drafted into the U.S. Navy during World War II, he served honorably as a Petty Officer in the Seabees in the Pacific, seeing combat during the Battle of Saipan. After his discharge in 1945, he returned home and started and long and very successful career as a master carpenter and building contractor, until retirement in 1976. After his retirement, he loved to go fishing, hunting and do anything in the outdoors. He also loved to go for long walks with his dog in the park. He was a life-long member of the Carpenters Union Local 184.
