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Mario Parra Obituary

PARRA, Mario, 89, of Tampa, passed away August 14, 2006. He retired as a supervisor for the Tampa Main Post Office after 25 years of service. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. Mario is preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Josephine Parra. Survivors include his son, Dennis M. Parra and wife, Mary Ellen; niece, Dr. Beverly Wilcher; nephews, Al and Raymond Alvarez and Oscar Castaneda; sisters-in-law, Mercedes Parra and Celina Alvarez. Pallbearers include Al and Raymond Alvarez, Oscar Castaneda, Angelo Guida, E.J. Leto, Mark Reyes and Manuel Valdes. A funeral Mass for the repose of his soul will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 17, 2006, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Father Felix Sanchez, Celebrant. Interment will follow in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, at Boza ' Roel Funeral Home, 4730 N. Armenia Ave., Tampa, Fla.

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Published by TBO.com from Aug. 15 to Aug. 16, 2006.

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Sundea LaRocca

August 25, 2006

Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

Jared Jolicoeur

August 19, 2006

I had only met Mario once in the hospital, he fathered a great son. I wish I had a chance to spend more time with him and get to know him more from the stories I have heard about him, he had a good soul. I know that he was very sick towards the end and I am sure he is at eternal peace now. GOD Bless.

Angelo Guida

August 19, 2006

Dear Mario:



I always had such a great respect for you. I recognized almost immediately that you were kind,humorous,gentle,a great model for all men in how you loved and treated Josie. You were also a very intelligent man. Like looking at the calm surf, yet knowing that there was a terrific undertow beneath.

I have some very fond and funny memories of you. I shall hold the memory of you near me always.

May God grant you the eternal rest you so lovingly deserve and I pray that now you are with your beloved,Josie.



Angelo Guida

Santino LaRocca

August 18, 2006

Dear Uncle Mario -

You were a great man and will be missed dearly.

Your niece Beverly Wilcher

August 17, 2006

My dear uncle Mario,

You were my inspiration to pursue my education. Not only did you help me financially, you also helped me spiritually to believe in myself.

I will miss you very much. You had a brilliant mind and soul.I will remember you always.May you walk with G--d

Joseph W. Lorello, Jr.

August 16, 2006

May God bless your soul in the peace of eternal rest. You are a great soul and a kind and loving man.

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