Kankakee, New Jersey
1926 - 2015
Wilbur Parker First African-American budget director for the City of Newark, secretary for the Newark BOE, CPA, Army Air Force vet, 88 Wilbur Parker, 88, of Kankakee, Ill., formerly of Trinity, Fla., and Newark, N.J., passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in the Riverside Assisted Living...
Read MoreMy condolences to the family of Cheryl Mosley for the loss of her father. May the Lord bless the family during their hour of grief....
Terry Robicheaux-Lloyd
December 22, 2015 | Cordova, TN
Wilbur Parker was a kind and generous man. As the first African American Manager of Data Processing for the Newark Board of Education and a Parker hire, I witness the burden he was forced to bear as he sought equality and the governances of Newark as the Budget Director and Secretary. His efforts provided many a Black man opportunities never available before and he assured that we were sucessful. He always questioned me on critical issues, "Have you done your homework?". The ability to be a...
Ralph Long
May 22, 2015 | Atlanta, GA
Well done, thou good, and Faithful Servant. Worked at the BOE with him for several years. His History will llive on here in New Jersey. I applaud him, for his excellent service, a wonderful person. RIP!
Jo Anne Beckett
April 12, 2015 | East Orange, NJ
