Edmund C. Parker

Edmund C. Parker Edmund C. Parker, a local general contractor, died Thursday, May 17, 2007. The memorial service will be at 5:30 p.m. EDT Monday in the Riggins Road Chapel of Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home (1737 Riggins Road, 850-877-8191). In lieu of flowers, friends may make commemorative donations to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, Fl. 32308-5428. Ed was born in New York City and graduated from Stoney Brooke University and the Chiropractic Institute of New York. He served in the military as a helicopter pilot. During his multifaceted career, he was a pilot for American Airlines. He left the airlines and moved on to a career in the building industry. He moved from New York to Fort Lauderdale in 1970. He worked for Lone Star Industries and built the Lindsley Lumber Stores throughout Florida. He then began building financial institutions for several major banks and savings and loan associations. He was responsible for the construction over 175 bank locations throughout the state. He obtained his state-certified building contractors license in 1989. He relocated to Tallahassee in 1993, and formed Talquin Construction Group Inc. He remodeled several buildings in Leon and Gadsden County and built the new Bell and Bates Home Center building in Quincy. He enjoyed life and he never encountered a stranger. He was passionate about his friends and family, especially his grandsons, and always made time to share an interesting story with those he met. He was a member of Wantagh Morton Lodge No. 63, F & A M on Long Island, New York. Ed is survived by his wife, Jane; and his children, Matthew Parker (and wife Lara) of Tallahassee, Eric Leonard (and wife Stephanie) of Tampa, and Rachel Cox (and husband Ev), of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; grandsons, Liam Parker and Everett Cox were his pride and joy. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Florence and Harry Kessler, of West Melbourne.