JANIS-PARKS-Obituary

JANIS LEE PARKS

Tacoma, Washington

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Janis Lee Parks Janis was born on April 17, 1969, in Tacoma, WA. She went to be with the Lord on October 15, 2009. She was 40. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1987, she attended Washington State University for one year, then returned to Tacoma to care for her ailing mother, Donna...

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My deepest condolences to Janis Parks beloved family members and especially to her Father and to my long time Boeing family member..."JIMBO" James Parks.

Jim often shared many stories of his daughter with us. Jim was always a very proud Daddy and enjoyed sharing his stories with everyone.

Both Janis and Jimmy shared their God given talents of artistic creative gift for drawing, cartooning, writing and telling humorsly funny stories.

It was always "A GOOD...

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
To sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
But never meant to stay...
Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know.
For some the journey's quicker,
For some the journey's slow.
And when the journey finally ends,
We'll claim a great reward,
And find an...

Janice is one of the greatest people I have ever known. She was so warm, kind and giving of herself. "Janis personified selflessness" YES SHE DID! If only more of us were like yer! I miss you Janis! My heart goes out to her friends and family.

Janis,
I will always remember your smile and great sense of humor. In Jr. High & High School I cannot remember a day that went by where I did not see you smiling. You were a great friend and I will truely miss you. God has an amazing and beautiful angel and I know you will always be looking down on us. My thoughts & Paryers go out to your family. You have been taken from us too soon, but I know GOD needs you now and we will see each other again. Thanks for being a good friend and always...

Janis possessed a gift for sketching. Once, on an algebra test, she was totally stumped. Much to my delight, instead of completing the algebra problem, she drew a self-portrait, showing herself sitting at her desk, leaning over the test, and sweating buckets! I literally laughed out loud (and gave her credit for solving the problem). Janis blessed all of our lives in many ways and she will be missed.
Cookie Kitzman, Lincoln High School math teacher.

I will always remember Janis' smile, how she could always enter a room and brighten it up with her positive energy, I worked with Janis at Shari's, she was so caring, beautiful, and loving, there was nothing she would do for anyone. She has a special place in my heart:) Tell Gary I said "hi"

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief

Janis played fastpitch with our daughter, Jackye, for the Metro Parks 'Angels' Team for many years. We also coached the team for several years. Our daughter also passed away 3 years ago and I know they are both truly with the 'Angels' now. We really enjoyed Janis, she was always a lot of fun on the team. We saw her several times recently working at Red Lobster and she always gave us a big hug and smile. I know she will truly be missed. We would like to thank her family for sharing her...

Janis, As soon as I heard that you were gone to make heaven even more exciting, I thought of you and your 100 watt smile. I'm so glad that you were a part of my high school years. Playing softball and getting help from you in Biology (where I was the ONLY senior in the class among juniors) made being the outsider easier. You always had an outstanding outlook on life and you will forever be missed. It's funny how people touch your life and after 20 plus years of not seeing you, I still...