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Robert Parker Obituary

Robert P. Parker, age 84, of Washington, DC, passed away peacefully in his home at Ingleside at Rock Creek on February 16, 2025. Bob was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Over the course of his long career, Bob was the Chief Statistician at the Bureau of Economic Analysis and then at the Government Accountability Office. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Sally, and his second wife, Jeanne. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Gordon; his children, Alan Parker and Steven (Sheri) Parker; brother, Ted Parker and sister, Dorothy Parker; and grandchildren Rose and Matthew Parker.
Funeral Services will be held at Temple Beth Ami, 14330 Travilah Rd, Rockville, MD, on Monday, February 24, 2025, 12 p.m. with interment to follow at Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, 14321 Comus Rd, Clarksburg, MD. MD, immediately following the service. Shiva services will be held at Ingleside at Rock Creek, 3050 Military Rd NW, Washington, DC at 5 p.m. (prayers at 5:45 p.m.) on Monday, February 24 and Tuesday, February 25. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Anti-Defamation League (adl.org) or the American Heart Association (heart.org). Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.

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Published by The Washington Post on Feb. 20, 2025.

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David E. Henderson

May 23, 2025

I work for Bob from 1967 to 1975. He was the most aggressive responsibility-taker I have ever known--a real "workhorse". I worked for him at the Census Bureau as an investigative problem resolver; and he later brought me to BEA in the same capacity. Together, we resolved some really gritty theoretical problems for those two agencies. I learned much from Bob Parker and consider it a privilege to have known Him and to have worked for him. He was the "real deal".

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Memorial Events
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Feb

24

Prayer Service

5:45 p.m.

Ingleside at Rock Creek

3050 Military Rd NW, Washington, DC

Feb

24

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

Temple Beth Ami

14330 Travilah Rd, Rockville, MD

Feb

24

Interment

Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park

14321 Comus Rd, Clarksburg, MD

Feb

24

Shiva

5:00 p.m.

Ingleside at Rock Creek

3050 Military Rd NW, Washington, DC

Feb

25

Prayer Service

5:45 p.m.

Ingleside at Rock Creek

3050 Military Rd NW, Washington, DC

Feb

25

Shiva

5:00 p.m.

Ingleside at Rock Creek

3050 Military Rd NW, Washington, DC

Funeral services provided by:

Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care Inc.

170 Rollins Ave, Rockville, MD 20852

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