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James Sroufe Obituary
Born March 23, 1941 in Pasco, Washington, James Parker Sroufe passed away in Bellevue, Washington on March 29, 2019 of complications from Parkinson's Disease. Parker was the oldest of three sons of James Parker and Helen Marsh Sroufe. He attended Lincoln High School in Seattle through his junior year in 1958 when his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska.
In Alaska, Parker worked construction jobs to finance his way through college. He joined Theta Chi fraternity and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Economics in 1963 and served in the Army Reserves from 1965 to 1972. Parker married his life partner, Evelyn, in 1965.
Parker had a diverse business career. He worked for Boeing after graduation, owned a tavern in Bellingham, worked in public accounting with Peat, Marwick & Mitchell and then served in a series of CFO and CEO positions in various industries-from Unico Properties (property development and management) where he oversaw the launch of the Fifth Avenue Theater, to Princess Cruises (cruise ships), to Attachmate Corporation (emulation software), to ESCA Corporation (software for large-scale power grids), to Ostex Corporation (biotech). Parker co-founded a successful hedge fund, Webster Capital, and ran it from 1996 to 2000.
In 1987, Parker helped form the first University of Washington Economics Department Visiting Committee, became its first Chair and established a scholarship for disadvantaged students studying economics.
Parker is survived by his wife, Evelyn Cruz Sroufe and his brother, John Sroufe of Anchorage, Alaska. He will be buried at Calvary Cemetery in Seattle. Remembrances may be sent to the University of Washington School of Economics, J. Parker and Evelyn Cruz Sroufe Endowed Scholarship.
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Robyn Ramsey
May 5, 2019
Evelyn , I just saw your FB post of Parker and didn't realize he had passed away until I read the comments. I am so very sorry. He was a wonderful man with such a great sense of humor . He was one of my favorite people,and one I sought out when attending Perkins events. Such a loss
April 14, 2019
John, we are so sorry to hear of your brother's passing. He sounded like an amazing guy. Please know that the Belgards are all sending you love and light. Take good care. ❤ Kathleen (Belgard) Jones
April 10, 2019
My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Sroufe. God understands the comfort that we need when we lose a loved one. May you confide in Him always because "His understanding is beyond measure." (Psalm 147:5)
April 10, 2019
My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Sroufe. Take as much time as you need to cope with your grief and always look to God, 'who loves us', for "everlasting comfort". (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)
April 9, 2019
Our condolences to the family. May God fulfill his promise of binding up the brokenhearted. Isa 61:1.
April 7, 2019
Parker was a great friend to me. He and I were roommates our senior year at Washington and later partners in the Up & Up Tavern in Bellingham.
I would like to extend my condolences to Ev and thank her for all the good times the three of us had together.
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