Jimmy Lee Parrish

MY BOSS ... MY FRIEND
Jimmy Lee Parrish 1967 - 2008

It was 1965 and I was working in a drug store in Claire Mel City. Disenchanted with working weekends and holidays, I asked a pharmaceutical salesman to help me find an 8-5 job with no weekends or holidays. It took him 2 years to complete this task. He always called on me on Fridays and brought deviled crabs from the Sea Breeze Restaurant. In 1967 as a bonus he tells me, "I found you an 8-5 job, 40 hours per week, paid...

I met Jimmy Parrish in 1966 - I was teaching at Brandon High School and met a fellow teacher, Mary Garrison. She kept talking about her friend Sue Parrish, and I finally got to meet the infamous Ms. Parrish along with her new little baby girl, Holly. Subsequently, I met Jimmy. I was quite stunned at how handsome he was - those blue eyes just melted my heart. Over the many years of my friendship with Sue, the girls, Sue's parents, Jimmy's mother, and Jimmy, I spent a lot of time in their...

I did not know how to start this,so I went to Google to find out what a true friend was,
but I could find the right words to express my thoughts. So I decided to just say it in my
own words. Jim and I met in our first year of Pharmacy School almost 50 years ago. We
were room mates in a quite colorful fraternity house, we of often compared it to movie
"Animal House". I could tell many stories about things that happen while we were in college
but I will keep those...

Thank you for your e-mail and the invitation to write a few words about my relationship withJim. Being 26 yrs. older, Jim and I did not have the opportunity to know each other very well.I remember seeing him when he was in Pharmacy School at the Univ. of Tenn. and I was on the teaching staff at the Dental School. I was assigned to monitor an exam that the pharmacy students were taking and when he came up to turn in his paper he told who he was and had a pleasant visit. I lost track of him...

I met Jim in 1985 when Holly and I started dating - we hit it off instantly. He was like a father to me - encouraging, respectful and always willing to share advice.

He took me hunting and taught me the finer points of tracking deer. He taught me how to hunt birds. We spent many seasons leasing property with friends, and organizing enjoyable hunting experiences in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

One of my fondest memories of Jim was a Sunday night in the late nineteen...

July 6,2009

I met Jimmy Lee Parrish in the lst grade in Selmer. We were classmates thru the years and graduated from Selmer High School in l955.

Jimmy was a handsome, shy, nice boy and fit in with everyone.

In Elementary School, I remember Jimmy wearing dark brown corduroy knickers, and I thought he was so cute. I`m sure Mrs Parrish selected them.

Jimmy was always polite and wore a handsome grin. He was a good friend.

Please accept...

This wonderful and I loved reading all the good things said about Jimmy but there are not enough words to express all the great and wonderful qualities he possessed.

Girls, he loved you all so much and was so very proud of you and your accomplishments. He loved to tell me all about them.

He was one of my best friends my whole life and I consider myself to be so lucky. We were all very close and keep in contact over the years. I can not tell you how much he meant to me...

Time has passed ever so quickly since Jim's death. I have really missed knowing he was there to care and love Mom each day. This was such a comfort; given the distance from TX to FL. When Jim & I talked about all the things they were doing together, there was such joy and happiness. New projects or "investments" were always on the horizon, and I loved listening to him tell what him and mom were planning next. Jim had a tender heart and for his family and friends. My family will always love...

For Jimmy's girls

Jim and I often visited by phone. Over the last years I so enjoyed listening to Jim share his growing knowledge of Christ. Often he would call and and ask questions about some passage of scripture.

I find myself wanting to call him just to talk about his search for a good church. He continued to seek one where the scriptures were systematically taught in depth.

Girls, remember his desire to know the truth, and make sure you set your own...