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Dr. William Parnelle Burks

Princeton, New Jersey

Feb 28, 1933 – Jan 28, 2025

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BORN
February 28, 1933
DIED
January 28, 2025
LOCATION
Princeton, New Jersey

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PRINCETONDr. William Parnelle Burks, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, doctor, and friend, died peacefully at the Princeton Medical Center on January 28, 2025, following a brief illness. He was 91. Bill was born February 28, 1933, in Elizabeth, NJ, to the late Catherine...

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On July 4th 1974 I had been in the practice of dermatologic surgery for one day in Princeton. I knew no other physicians and had a wife, two young children, a horse and a dog to take care of. Needless to say I was a young and very nervous physician. I received a phone call from Bill Burks. He generously welcomed me to the Princeton community and said that he, Jay Chandler, Jack White and Tom Davidson would eagerly support my practice and offer any assistance necessary to myself and my...

My lifetime of Princeton and Madison, Ct memories with the Bill Burks family have been painfully disturbed. I send loving hugs to each of you. Lucinda Thomas Embersits and Johnson family

My husband and I knew Bill socially at the Beden's Brook Club and in the last few years at Stonebridge where we both lived. We shared a lot of meals and laughs and friends together. He is missed a lot.

As nurse at PMC, I remember Dr. Burks as a very caring and compassionate doctor. Thank you for your service in the military and in the hospital. May your soul RIP.

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True, and unquestionably a true Patriot. Add Dr. William Parnelle Burks' bio as a definition of a Patriot to all dictionary wording.

Thank you for your military service and to the medical profession. Quite an accomplished life.