William Parker Jr.

I am truly sorry for your lost, Bill was a good friend of mine here at Coast Guard Headquarters. May the Lord shine upon you and your family, I will keep you in my prayers.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief. Bill was one of the best "bosses" I've ever had.

Bill and Melinda drove me and my very young son to a Girl Scout skiing trip. I have always appreciated the kindness they showed me then. I am very sorry to hear and read about his death. My condolences to the family.

Bill was one of the best managers we had at DRI. I remember him best from the day we spent fishing together in the Gulfstream off the Florida Keys. Bill was certainly a fine seaman and loved being on the water.

My deepest sympathy to Melinda and the rest of Bill's family.

Russ Maclin
Dynamic Resources, Inc.

We are truly sorry for your loss. Bill was a very good colleague in our DRI and Ciber days. It was an honor to have known him and his family. We’ll keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

"Perch" was a great friend from the Academy days. I first met him at a meeting for prospective wrestlers and I remember him as a 'gung ho wrestler' for arranging practice sessions before the regular season started. Being of similar weight, we frequently sparred together. He was always tough.
Our Deepest Sympathy to Melinda and family.
Glenn and Sarah Burkert

"Perch" - as we called him at the Coast Guard Academy and have since 1971 when we arrived - was a Classmate and great friend. I remember him in our Cadet days as a great wrestler, trumpeter and lover of the outdoors, especially the sea. He later became the man that we have had the honor and privelege of knowing - a wonderful husband and father, and an exceptional Coast Guard officer.

More than anyone I have known, Bill loved life and lived everyday like it was his last, especially...

Bill is a man of great faith who taught me how to appreciate the gift of life and enjoy each little event of every day. It was great to see the growth in his faith thru retreats, his and Mindy's, his preaching on life in the midst of his illness and his limitless hope and sense of humor. BAM writings and occasional phone conversations were among the great highlights of my life over the last year. As long as one is remembered one lives; such is the case with Bill.

Timothy E....

Perch was one of my early friends at school as our Dads were good friends from work and told us to look each other up. He was a wonderful person and I very much enjoyed watching him kick butt on the wrestling mats. I still have the scratches on the windshield of my "Academy Muscle Car" where he tried to defrost the inside with his snow goggles..... did not work and I think of him every time I crank it up. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to Mindy and the family.