Name: Visitation for Richard Bruce Parr
Start: 2015-12-31T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-12-31T19:00:00.000Z
Location: Clark Family Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service

PARR, RICHARD “Weige” BRUCE; age 72; of Mt Pleasant; passed away Monday, December, 28, 2015 at McLaren Central Michigan in Mt. Pleasant. A Memorial Service for Richard will be held at Clark Family Funeral Chapel on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 2 p.m. with Karon Latham officiating. A Luncheon will follow in the Reflections Reception Center. The family will receive friends the day of the service from 1 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Weavers of Saint Mary or the Richard Parr Endowed Visiting Professorship at Central Michigan University. Envelopes will be available at the funeral chapel. Richard was born on March 21, 1943 in New Bedford, MA, the son of Vincent and Eleanor (Craig) Parr. He married Donna Beaupre’ on August 13, 1966 in St. Johnsbury, VT. Richard was a professor at Central Michigan University for 43 years. Richard was a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), President of the Governors Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Sports, on the Advisory Council for the College of Health Professions at CMU, and a member of Faith Weavers of St. Mary. He enjoyed playing golf, curling, watching CMU sporting events, going to fishing and hunting camps, serving as President of the FCGC, Secretary of the Blue Chip Investment Club, making wine, long afternoons in the shed, and spending time with family and friends. Richard is survived by his wife of 49 years, Donna; sons, Brian (Laura) Parr of Aiken, SC, and Kevin (Maia) Parr of Wenatchee, WA; grandchildren, Noah, Simon, and Owen Parr of Aiken, SC, and Mason Parr of Wenatchee, WA; brothers, Dan (Sue) Parr, Edward (Sandra) Parr, both of Portsmouth, NH, and Jerry Parr of Miami, FL; and many close friends, colleagues, and former students. Richard was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Sandie Parr. You may view Richard’s obituary online and send a condolence to the family, light a memorial candle, or place a memorial donation at www.clarkfuneralchapel.com

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Published by Morning Sun from Dec. 29 to Dec. 30, 2015.

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Richard parr

August 17, 2021

Sorry for your loss

Harry & Billie Plouff

December 23, 2019

Still remember Weige, Jim, and the running buddies jogging down High St. around noon. Good memories! He was a great guy!

January 7, 2016

Donna-I heard the sad news while on vacation. My sisters Carol and Gail and I want to express our condolences on Weige's passing. What a great guy! So many old photos of you two with Hank and Jeanne. We want to thank you for being such good friends with Hank. He thought the world of Weige. May he rest in peace. Ted Roehrich

Ann Snyder

January 6, 2016

Just read about Rich in the ACSM Bulletin. I am very sorry for your loss ... Rich was a great person to work with and a wonderful colleague. I worked with him most in the Midwest Regional Chapter of ACSM ... he was truly dedicated. My thoughts and prayers go to his entire family.

Bart and Sarah LaBelle

January 6, 2016

Sarah and I add our thoughts and prayers for your family.

Karin Pfeiffer

January 5, 2016

I just saw the news in the ACSM Sports Medicine Bulletin. I'm so sorry for your loss. What a great guy who will be sorely missed! Thinking of you all.

Sue Hilt

January 5, 2016

Donna and Family -- My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this very difficult time. Rich was one of my first committee chairs at ACSM. He was passionate and so giving of his time in this leadership role. The Annual Meetings were always so busy, yet he made the time to find me each year to say hello. His smiling face with be sadly missed. God bless all of you.

Sue Hilt, ACSM

Phil & Judy Chipman

January 4, 2016

Donna, So sorry to hear of Rich's passing, we are sorry we can't be there for the funeral as we are in AZ. But we are thinking of you and your family. Rich was a great person and I always enjoyed being around him.

Cindi (Schultz) Haynes

January 3, 2016

Oh, such sad news was Weige's passing! It's so unfair that a man with such a zest for life be taken from our world far too soon. I have so many thoughts and memories of Weige (and the entire Parr family) over the years, and every one is a good one. May he rest in peace and may the Lord comfort us all who are left to mourn. Much love to Donna, Kevin, Brian, and families.

Jerry and Helenan Cavalieri

January 2, 2016

Donna, Helenan and I were so sorry to hear about Rich. Know that we are praying for you and your family. You two were always so beautiful together. Prayers and Blessings

Shara (Haight) Wohlscheid

January 2, 2016

Dr. Parr was very instrumental in my graduate schooling at CMU as a mentor. He was always so supportive and one of my favorites. Donna and family please know that you have been so blessed, as we all have been, to have created wonderful memories over the years. Thank you for sharing him with us. Thoughts and prayers to you during this difficult time.

Nicole Lesiak Kennedy

January 2, 2016

Mrs. Parr, Brian, and Kevin,
I was so saddened to hear about the loss of Mr. Parr, one of the most important figures of my childhood memories. He was a great man to grow up next to and he was always there with a kind word and a smile. I truly cherish my memories of many years living next to him (and you all). You are in my thoughts and prayers. With love.

Kathy and Ken Kobylarz

December 31, 2015

Donna, I am so very sorry for your loss. Thinking of you during this difficult time. Ken and I send our love and condolences to you and your family.

Pamela Sook

December 31, 2015

Dear Donna and Family
I was so saddened to see that Rich had died. He was my advisor when I was in Graduate school at Central and had a big influence on me. As an older graduate student I appreciated his understanding and his depth of knowledge as I worked through my program.
Pam Sook and MIke Bell

Bob Black

December 31, 2015

Weige welcomed me with open arms in 2001. Who knew that one could pick up new best friends at my age? fishing club...FCGC...roasting beets from his garden...etc.

Rest in peace my friend

Elizabeth Harkins meade

December 31, 2015

I am so sorry for your loss. I heard so many nice things about your family from my dad, Jack Harkins. Prayers and peace be with you. Elizabeth Harkins Meade

Katie and Ron Beaulieu

December 31, 2015

There was no better friend or man than Weige'. He always was so upbeat and I loved his expression, "I am just a slice of heaven" when you would ask him how he was doing....he always invited us to all events and will be truly missed. May Donna hold all their loving years in her mind and smile, because you know he is smiling back down at her and all his family and friends! You were a gem, Weige!

Alan Quick

December 31, 2015

Dear Donna, I just read of the death of Rich and I was so sad for you, your family. Rich was a major contributor to anything in which he participated but especially to Central Michigan University. It was my good fortune to have known Rich and to have worked with him through the years. I am in Florida and cannot attend the funeral. Donna, please accept my heartfelt condolences

Brian Brunner

December 31, 2015

I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of Rich's passing. He was truly a wonderful and generous man and touched the lives of countless students and colleagues at CMU. His occasional visits to my office at the Alumni House were always bright spots in my day. My thoughts and prayers go out to Donna and the family at this time.

Brian

The Winkelmann's

December 31, 2015

We're so sorry about your Father Kevin, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Jim Bradley

December 31, 2015

Donna,
God could not have created a better Father, Husband, Teacher or Friend. Please accept my condolences.

Robert McTaggart

December 30, 2015

Donna, Brian, Kevin and family,
You all are a second family to me, and Weige was such a large part of my fondest memories of being at the house and doing things with the boys as they were growing up. To this day I know that anything positive that I have done as a parent to my own son, I learned from watching Weige and Donna raise their boys. I am proud to have called Weige my friend. My heart and mind have been flooded with memories of yesteryear. I hope we can all be together again in the future and share with one another, knowing that Weige's spirit will be watching and listening. I love you guys!

December 30, 2015

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Richard. I knew him way back in high school as a friend if Brian's. It is truly a great loss. My warmest thoughts and sympathy to the entire Parr family.--Ann(Bulger) Rice

Gary & Carla Arbogast

December 30, 2015

Any day I saw Weige on campus, at "the Spot", on some professional trip, at a ballgame, it was a great day. He was special and always made the folks around him feel special without even trying. That was his magic. "People helping people"; he was all about that. Thanks for the laughs, your valued opinions, your special presence in the lives of all who knew you well. Carlotta and I will miss you a great deal but that New England accent will run through our minds, and when it does, we will smile. Donna, Brian, and Kevin, can't tell you how sorry we are for your loss. Hang in there the best that you can.

Debbie Christian

December 30, 2015

My deepest sympathies!! Dr Parr was a such a huge influence on my time spent at CMU, as one of the 4 Docs of the Adult Fitness program. I was blessed to have spent many hours in and outside of the program with him. Such great memories. May you rest in peace!! Debbie (Leachie) Christian '77

John and Nina Nash- Robertson

December 30, 2015

Nina and I are stunned and saddened by the passing of this warm, gifted, engaging, gentle man. We're going to miss Rich very much. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

Harry & Billie Plouff

December 30, 2015

What a wonderful man! He inspired so many of us and lived a beautiful life. May the warm memories you share give you comfort. Love & God's Blessings to Donna & the boys.

Paul Seestedt

December 30, 2015

Very sad to hear about Rich passing away. Being part of the "nooners, tee in the ground at 11:45 at Riverwood" he will be sorely missed!

Condolences to the whole family, Rich was a great man!

Suzanne Gareiss

December 30, 2015

Weige was a person who added so much to the CMU community. I knew him through the Mt.Pleasant Striders Running Club. My favorite memory is sewing home run at noon every day with Horns, Kim, John and Ron Green picking up pop cans along the way so the crew could spend them at then of the "seaspn". Rich will be missed.

Fr. John Britto Antony

December 30, 2015

The Members of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to Donna and family on the sudden demise of Richard. Richard and his beloved wife Donna have been visiting our parish for the last 8 years as his Brother-in-law and friend Fr. Brad Beaupre is the pastor of our community. We have had the fortune of knowing this great man on his several visits. We remember him as a very humane and loving man with a penchant for knowledge.
Even as we pray for the repose of his soul, we want to assure Donna and family our continued support in prayer

Fr. John Britto and the clergy and the staff and parishioners
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Viera, FL, 32940.

Marcy Weston

December 30, 2015

My thoughts and prayers are with Donna & Rich's family. The impact Rich had on all who knew and loved him cannot be measured. I am one of so very many who will miss Rich.
Marcy

Martha Smith

December 30, 2015

Into our lives come special people. Rich was one of these for me by his demonstration of faith, friendship and fun.

Pamela Godley

December 30, 2015

Sincerest sympathy for the family of Dr Parr. He was such a wonderful and respected professor and played an important role in the lives os so many CMU students, including my own.

Mary Kushion

December 30, 2015

Such a wonderful and inspirational man. He inspired me to walk EVERY day and live a healthy lifestyle. My condolences to his family.

Bill Myers

December 30, 2015

Dr. Parr was a wonderful man, an excellent Professor and a true friend of our family. Our heartfelt condolences are extended to Donna and the Parr family.

Athena Helinski

December 30, 2015

Dr. Parr was one of my professors about 20 years ago. Definitely one of my favorites. He clearly loved what he did and I learned so much from him. For years after I graduated from Central, he always remembered me when I would see him at basketball games and went out of his way to ask how things were going. His family is in my prayers.

Jeff & Elaine Betts

December 29, 2015

A tremendous professor, mentor, colleague and friend who shared our love of New England and will be remembered with great affection for the rest of our lives. Donna, Brian, and Kevin, you and your families are in our thoughts and prayers.

John Zody

December 29, 2015

i will miss your friendship and the laughs we shared. You taught me how important it is about "people helping people"

Kristi Kibbey Aimone

December 29, 2015

My most sincere condolences to Dr. Parr's family. Of all my CMU professors, he was my most favorite one of all. An excellent professor, person with a wonderful sense of humor. Had the privilege of working with him as part of the CMU internship program in Muskegon and always looked forward to his site visits. I will always remember him and what I learned from him with a daily reminder as I work for same hospital where he was born St. Luke's Hospital, now known as Southcoast Health, in New Bedford, MA.

December 29, 2015

We express our deepest sympathy and send prayers your way. Sincerely, Maria and Ozzie Osborn

Tom Schultz

December 29, 2015

I am saddened and sorry for the loss of Weige. As a long time family friend and probably my parents closest friend he will be missed tremendously. Weige gave me the nickname "Therm" when I was a kid that my dad's cronies still call me today. I will think of him every time I hear it. Bless his family and all his friends as they grieve his passing. Weige you will be missed.

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